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Angels!
This anthology contains: Basileus by Robert Silverberg; Angelica by Jane Yolen; Angels by Bruce McAllister; If Angels Ate Apples (poem) by Geoffrey A. Landis; Alfred by Lisa Goldstein; A Plethora of Angels by Robert Sampson; The Man Who Love the Faioli by Roger Zelazny; Upon the Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick; Angel by Pad Cadigan; Curse of the Angel's Wife (poem) by Bruce Boston; Sleepers Awake by Jamil Nasir; And the Angels Sing by Kate Wilhelm; Grave Angels by Richard Kearns; and All Vows by Esther M. Friesner.
Contents:
1 • Basileus • (1983) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg
21 • Angelica • (1979) • shortstory by Jane Yolen
27 • Angels • (1990) • shortstory by Bruce McAllister
39 • If Angels Ate Apples • (1993) • poem by Geoffrey A. Landis
41 • Alfred • (1992) • shortstory by Lisa Goldstein
57 • A Plethora of Angels • (1989) • shortstory by Robert Sampson
79 • The Man Who Loved the Faioli • (1967) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
89 • Upon the Dull Earth • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
113 • Angel • (1987) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan
131 • Curse of the Angel's Wife • [Accursed Wives] • (1993) • poem by Bruce Boston
133 • Sleepers Awake • (1993) • shortstory by Jamil Nasir
153 • And the Angels Sing • (1990) • shortstory by Kate Wilhelm
175 • Grave Angels • (1986) • novelette by Richard Kearns
209 • All Vows • (1992) • shortstory by Esther M. Friesner
Contents:
1 • Basileus • (1983) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg
21 • Angelica • (1979) • shortstory by Jane Yolen
27 • Angels • (1990) • shortstory by Bruce McAllister
39 • If Angels Ate Apples • (1993) • poem by Geoffrey A. Landis
41 • Alfred • (1992) • shortstory by Lisa Goldstein
57 • A Plethora of Angels • (1989) • shortstory by Robert Sampson
79 • The Man Who Loved the Faioli • (1967) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny
89 • Upon the Dull Earth • (1954) • novelette by Philip K. Dick
113 • Angel • (1987) • shortstory by Pat Cadigan
131 • Curse of the Angel's Wife • [Accursed Wives] • (1993) • poem by Bruce Boston
133 • Sleepers Awake • (1993) • shortstory by Jamil Nasir
153 • And the Angels Sing • (1990) • shortstory by Kate Wilhelm
175 • Grave Angels • (1986) • novelette by Richard Kearns
209 • All Vows • (1992) • shortstory by Esther M. Friesner
225 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1995
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September 25, 2024
In the 1990s, there was this inexplicable interest in angels. Belief in angels skyrocketed. Heck, I got caught up in it, too. For many years, I firmly believed I had a guardian angel named Dusty. But then I grew up. The Exclamitory Series unabashedly cashed in on the angel fad with this anthology. These stories were originally published from 1954 - 1993. Unlike many previous books in this series, there isn't any preface or introductions by our co-editors.
This is one of the better books in the series.
Selections:
* "Baselius" by Robert Silverberg. A California computer programmer who works for the Defense Department becomes obsessed with angels.
* "Angelica" by Jane Yolen. Guardian angels suck. Also, this is one of the best things Yolen has ever written.
* "Angels" by Bruce McAllister. A rich Italian woman spends half of her vast fortune to create an angel with a perfect dick. If you're into deeply weird, this is the story for you.
* "If Angels Ate Apples" by Geoffrey A. Landis. A poem that starts out funny, and then twists into sadness.
* "Alfred" by Lisa Goldstein. This is more about the children of Holocaust survivors than about angels.
* "A Plethora of Angels" by Robert Sampson. Amusing. A parody, of sorts, of a close encounters report.
* "The Man Who Loved the Faioli" by Roger Zelazny. A beautiful, but very difficult story, about a creature that may or may not be an angel.
* "Upon the Dull Earth" by Phillip K. Dick. In most major religions, angels are terrifying creatures. Here is a look at the horror they can do -- and the horror love can have on a person.
* "Angel" by Pat Cadigan. The best story here, set in 1980s New York City. This can be found in other anthologies, for a good reason.
* "Curse of the Angel's Wife" by Bruce Boston. Poem about the practical problems of living with an angel.
* "Sleepers Awake" by Jamil Nasir. A highly imaginative look at the end of the world, ushered by the Angel of Death. Odd to read about a Datsun and Tim Curry, though.
* "And the Angels Sing" by Kate Wilhelm. A small town editor and photographer find the story of the century in a dying angel.
* "Grave Angels" by Richard Kearns. A nice play on the word "grave" here. A young white boy becomes friends with the local black gravedigger.
* "All Vows" by Esther M. Friesner. We end with a very sad story about a Vietnam Vet that's not entirely comprehensible, because I'm not sure I really WANT to understand it.
This is one of the better books in the series.
Selections:
* "Baselius" by Robert Silverberg. A California computer programmer who works for the Defense Department becomes obsessed with angels.
* "Angelica" by Jane Yolen. Guardian angels suck. Also, this is one of the best things Yolen has ever written.
* "Angels" by Bruce McAllister. A rich Italian woman spends half of her vast fortune to create an angel with a perfect dick. If you're into deeply weird, this is the story for you.
* "If Angels Ate Apples" by Geoffrey A. Landis. A poem that starts out funny, and then twists into sadness.
* "Alfred" by Lisa Goldstein. This is more about the children of Holocaust survivors than about angels.
* "A Plethora of Angels" by Robert Sampson. Amusing. A parody, of sorts, of a close encounters report.
* "The Man Who Loved the Faioli" by Roger Zelazny. A beautiful, but very difficult story, about a creature that may or may not be an angel.
* "Upon the Dull Earth" by Phillip K. Dick. In most major religions, angels are terrifying creatures. Here is a look at the horror they can do -- and the horror love can have on a person.
* "Angel" by Pat Cadigan. The best story here, set in 1980s New York City. This can be found in other anthologies, for a good reason.
* "Curse of the Angel's Wife" by Bruce Boston. Poem about the practical problems of living with an angel.
* "Sleepers Awake" by Jamil Nasir. A highly imaginative look at the end of the world, ushered by the Angel of Death. Odd to read about a Datsun and Tim Curry, though.
* "And the Angels Sing" by Kate Wilhelm. A small town editor and photographer find the story of the century in a dying angel.
* "Grave Angels" by Richard Kearns. A nice play on the word "grave" here. A young white boy becomes friends with the local black gravedigger.
* "All Vows" by Esther M. Friesner. We end with a very sad story about a Vietnam Vet that's not entirely comprehensible, because I'm not sure I really WANT to understand it.
March 14, 2025
I hated this collection so much it took me many many months to finish, and even then I had to give up on the very last story. I couldn't take it anymore. First of all, they clearly struggled to find enough angel related stories to fill this out: some of the stories just have ghosts, and some have creatures that are explicitly aliens.
For example, when Roger Zelazny was writing "The Man who Loved the Faioli," do you think he intended for the creature that fucks men to death over a period of a month to be an angel? He never uses the word, but she briefly has wings made of energy, so in it goes.
That's one of the better stories. It's fine. The best one is the Phillip K Dick story, which is incredible, and online, so you can read it for free, and I encourage everyone to do so. Everything else in this collection is either just dull and uninteresting or flat out terrible.
For example, when Roger Zelazny was writing "The Man who Loved the Faioli," do you think he intended for the creature that fucks men to death over a period of a month to be an angel? He never uses the word, but she briefly has wings made of energy, so in it goes.
That's one of the better stories. It's fine. The best one is the Phillip K Dick story, which is incredible, and online, so you can read it for free, and I encourage everyone to do so. Everything else in this collection is either just dull and uninteresting or flat out terrible.
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