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The Hyperbole Engine: Collected Stories of Adventure
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"The defining edge for fantasy vs. adventure vs. science fiction is very blurry, as far as I’m concerned (at least in my stories—I’m know that’s not true for everyone. I can just imagine a whole bunch of pure science fiction authors cringing as they read that). But my science fiction has never really been that much about the science, so for me it’s true.
Two stories here, The Hyperbole Engine and The Reality of Time, both have science fiction elements, but also are chalk full of fantasy themes.
"I know the cover makes this look like a science fiction book. That was intentional. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of science fiction here. My story Nashville Beaumont is one of the best science fiction novellas I’ve ever written, in my opinion. I don’t think Reclaiming the Moon is all too shabby either. In fact, I would have to classify three out of the four stories in this volume as science fiction, even if they aren’t what I would call “hard” science fiction.
"The Reality of Time is a fun adventure story that takes place in a Carrollian world. I suppose any tale featuring Nikolai Tesla has to be considered in one way or another science fiction, too, but I would really call this one pure adventure. It’s the untold story of the battle of the Jabberwocky. Oh, and before you ask? Yes, the weird contractions that appear twice in the text were done on purpose. It was the way Lewis Carroll did them in the original Alice books, so I was trying to add a bit of seasoning."
"This book marks the end of the quadrilogy of short story anthologies I set out to publish as ebooks. Four books, totaling over 120,000 words (I think they are quite a bit over that, actually). I hope you enjoyed them. If you did, please let me know. I am available at www.michaelhiebert.com or you can post a review on Smashwords or Amazon.
"Having just edited this book on the tail of the other three, I must say that I am ending on what might be the strongest of the lot. I had forgotten how much I enjoy these stories. Each one is different, and each one has little surprises I really like."
If you want information on where you can get a copy of The Hyperbole Engine, check out Michael Hiebert's website at http://www.michaelhiebert.com/dangerb... While you're there, sign up for his newsletter. Members get incredible discounts on his books and other benefits.
"The defining edge for fantasy vs. adventure vs. science fiction is very blurry, as far as I’m concerned (at least in my stories—I’m know that’s not true for everyone. I can just imagine a whole bunch of pure science fiction authors cringing as they read that). But my science fiction has never really been that much about the science, so for me it’s true.
Two stories here, The Hyperbole Engine and The Reality of Time, both have science fiction elements, but also are chalk full of fantasy themes.
"I know the cover makes this look like a science fiction book. That was intentional. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of science fiction here. My story Nashville Beaumont is one of the best science fiction novellas I’ve ever written, in my opinion. I don’t think Reclaiming the Moon is all too shabby either. In fact, I would have to classify three out of the four stories in this volume as science fiction, even if they aren’t what I would call “hard” science fiction.
"The Reality of Time is a fun adventure story that takes place in a Carrollian world. I suppose any tale featuring Nikolai Tesla has to be considered in one way or another science fiction, too, but I would really call this one pure adventure. It’s the untold story of the battle of the Jabberwocky. Oh, and before you ask? Yes, the weird contractions that appear twice in the text were done on purpose. It was the way Lewis Carroll did them in the original Alice books, so I was trying to add a bit of seasoning."
"This book marks the end of the quadrilogy of short story anthologies I set out to publish as ebooks. Four books, totaling over 120,000 words (I think they are quite a bit over that, actually). I hope you enjoyed them. If you did, please let me know. I am available at www.michaelhiebert.com or you can post a review on Smashwords or Amazon.
"Having just edited this book on the tail of the other three, I must say that I am ending on what might be the strongest of the lot. I had forgotten how much I enjoy these stories. Each one is different, and each one has little surprises I really like."
If you want information on where you can get a copy of The Hyperbole Engine, check out Michael Hiebert's website at http://www.michaelhiebert.com/dangerb... While you're there, sign up for his newsletter. Members get incredible discounts on his books and other benefits.
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Michael Hiebert
28 books99 followersMichael Hiebert is the award-winning author of many books and short stories. He is the author of Dream with Little Angels, the first book of his acclaimed Alvin, Alabama Mystery Series. His recent work includes The Rose Garden Arena Incident (A Serial Thriller in Seven Parts) and Sometimes the Angels Weep, his first collection of short stories. He won the Surrey International Writers’ Conference Storyteller Award two years running, and his story My Lame Summer Journal by Brandon Harris, Grade 7 was listed by Joyce Carol Oates as one of the top fifty most distinguished mystery stories published in The Best American Mystery Stories. He lives in British Columbia, Canada, with his three children and dog, Chloe.
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September 29, 2012
The Hyperbole Engine is a fun ride. Michael Hiebert has a positive flair for concocting wonderful tales out of things that should not go together. Love, death and dying, creatures (and vorpal blades) out of Carroll's "Jabberwocky" poem, and one of the greatest (and most controversial) inventors of the latter Victorian era all swirl into a marvelous coming of age tale in "The Reality of Time" - my favorite in this particular collection of his short stories. The other stories in The Hyperbole Engine have more of a science fiction edge, and do not stand out quite as much as "Reality," but still make for very enjoyable escapist fiction. Among these, I particularly liked "Nashville Beaumont" - a first person narrative that packs so much action into so few words that I felt like I'd read an entire novel when I finished it (and yes, this was a "good thing." :). I look forward to reading more of this author's work.
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