Steampunk is the twisted offspring of science fiction and postmodernism, a sassy, unpredictable tongue-in-cheek style of which the incomparable Paul Di Filippo is master. The three short novels in The Steampunk Trilogy are all set in a very alternative nineteenth century, and feature a mixture of historical and imaginary figures. In "Victoria," ...
These 13 stories written over the years 1989-95 deal with gene splices, body modifications, designer drugs, genetically-enhanced humans, mutating infections, and a biological meltdown. From the author of "The Steampunk Trilogy."
What happens when the tools and themes of science fiction are applied to the genre of science fiction itself-and to publishing in general? Surprisingly, the result is not a black hole of dreary self-referentiality but a supernova of literary comedy, in the manner of classicists such as S. J. Perelman, Stephen Leacock and Robert Benchley, and ...
How badly could you screw up when granted access to infinite worlds conforming to your heart's most intimate desires? No matter how much of a disaster you or I might make of such a miraculous gift, rest assured that Paul Girard, hapless middle-aged bookstore clerk, can hilariously surpass your worst fumblings and missteps. Visited one morning by a ...
What do Jayne Mansfield, Pythagoras, Disney "imagineers," and the Virgin Mary have in common? They are all privileged to be protagonists in the stories in Paul Di Filippo's newest collection. Twenty tales to rock the mind, of mental pygmies and product placement, gentle giants and teen witches. The title story is a Robert Williams cartoon come to ...
A collection of 10 short stories, including "The Double Felix", which won the 1994 British SF Association award for best short story. Author Di Filippo is the inventor of--or, at least, most innovative practitioner of--the science fiction sub-genre of "steampunk." In each of these tales--described as "trailer park science fiction" by the author- ...
In his new novel, Di Filippo, cult author of "Ciphers, The Steampunk Trilogy, " and "Ribofunk, " makes his boldest fictional statement yet as he imagines a true erotic revolution, a crusade of the libido that will topple a corrupt and jaded future world order and possibly much more.
This new collection features 17 new stories from a writer whose work has been praised by William Gibson as "spooky, haunting, hilarious." The master of "trailer park science fiction, " Di Filippo is a two-time finalist for the Nebula Award and finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award.
Paul Di Filippo is one of Science Fiction's finest short story writers, wild, witty, exuberantly imaginative; Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans is a generous showcase of his strange, transformative, and powerful Hard SF visions. The fourteen stories collected here are glimpses into the most fantastic possibilities of human evolution-biological, ...
In this, Di Filippo's first fantasy novel ever, Thomas the Rhymer confronts humans and faery and monsters, in a quest through lands known and unknown. But can he survive the machinations of the Faery Queen?
Continuing the "trend" he began in "The Steampunk Trilogy", in this series of short stories, author Di Filippo throws historical figures into wildly unpredictable fictional existences--Kafka as a mild-mannered reporter hiding a secret identity as a crime-fighting superhero, post-"Diary" Anne Frank as a replacement for Judy Garland in the "Wizard ...
From Sodom and Gomorrah to the Siberian taigo, from Roanoke Island to lost cities in Africa populated by ape-men in Elizabethan garb, this book presents a travelogue of mental expeditions to weird and imaginary places.
Shuteye for the Timebroker gathers a wide, wild assortment of stories that collectively represent critically acclaimed author Paul Di Filippo's extensive concerns, themes and styles. Pure science fiction in the "Galaxy" mode can be found in the title piece, while modern-day publishing practices get a raking-over in the satirical "The Secret ...
Four of the biggest names in modern fantasy writing novellas that are new to the general trade. This collection celebrates the fantastic potential of the city whether in the terrifying teeming gothic grandeur of New Crobuzon, or the subtle otherness of Geoff Ryman's London. This is a landmark collection from four of the genre's most respected ...
The Unitied States is divided, blue states against red states. In the wake of the 2004 Presidential election the citizens of America take matters into their own hands, and secession becomes reality. In this volume of fiction, you will find tales that address the question: what if the blue states left the republic? What if the greatest ...
Would it Kill You to Smile? When second-rate ventriloquist Skipper Keats dies of a heart attack at his comedy club, Skipper's son Will learns of the bizarre codicil to his father's will: Skipper has requested that he be buried with Dapper O'Dell, his favorite dummy. But after the funeral, and after Dapper visits Will in a dream, Will realizes that ...
A collection of the best photographs taken during the 2004 season by the best freelance photographers in Formula One. It gives a visual record of the season - the colourful cars, the great atmosphere, the paddock and the girls of Formula One.
In this, Di Filippo's first fantasy novel ever, Thomas the Rhymer confronts humans and faery and monsters, in a quest through lands known and unknown ...but can he survive the machinations of the Faery Queen?
Paul Di Filippo's fiction spans genresfrom cyberpunk to alternative history to extravagantly funny tales involving talking beavers. As whimsical as they are intelligent, the eighteen stories gathered here, each introduced by the author, find strange characters in even stranger circumstances. An all-access pass to Di Filippo's whirlwind ...
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