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Rotational Assignment: and other stories
From the pen of author Richard K. Lyon, a long-time member of the SFWA, comes this new collection of some of his finest short stories and novellas! Most have appeared in several respected publications, including "Tales From The Lyonheart" which was the first edition released by Wild Cat Books... And now, with all new cover art by British artist Nick Neocleous, plus 2 tales not included in previous editions ("The City of Ul Chalan" and "Strangers on the Night Train"), this is the ultimate edition of Science Fiction, Satire, Fantasy and Parody written with the style and wit of a truly great author!
172 pages, Paperback
Published December 30, 2008
About the author
Richard K. Lyon
20 books1 followerRichard K. Lyon was a research scientist, inventor and writer, with a PhD in physical chemistry from Harvard. His hobbies included collecting pulp SF magazines and writing. Tales from the Lyonheart, a recent collection of his stories is available from Wild Cat Books. A selection of his previously unpublished stories will appear in TQF over the next couple of years.
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February 19, 2025
This is a collection of fifteen pulpy tales from someone who had a fantastic imagination, but not enough writing skill.
The long stories were chores to read. Several mid-length stories felt like American in-jokes rather than actual stories. But the shorter tales were mostly excellent. And by 'excellent' I mean jaw-droppingly good stuff.
The author needed a ruthless editor for his works and especially for this book, which is full of typos, but devoid of illustrations sorely needed otherwise.
All said and done, I would remember this book for the strangely non-PC pulp tale 'New Jerusalem', with its sublime ability to offend almost everyone while telling an excellent story. That, and several other short works make this a good read indeed.
The long stories were chores to read. Several mid-length stories felt like American in-jokes rather than actual stories. But the shorter tales were mostly excellent. And by 'excellent' I mean jaw-droppingly good stuff.
The author needed a ruthless editor for his works and especially for this book, which is full of typos, but devoid of illustrations sorely needed otherwise.
All said and done, I would remember this book for the strangely non-PC pulp tale 'New Jerusalem', with its sublime ability to offend almost everyone while telling an excellent story. That, and several other short works make this a good read indeed.
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