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vg++ 1st Tor 1987 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
- GenresScience Fiction
288 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1987
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About the author
H.C. Turk
33 books11 followersA: This is hard.
Q: Why is making a bio so hard for you?
A: Because it's like talking. I don't like to talk; I like to write.
Q: But people want to know about authors. Reading a book requires a lot of effort.
A: Writing one ain't exactly playtime.
Q: That's better. Go ahead, tell us more. Did you have a pleasant childhood?
A: Ask my dog; he was there.
Q: Your dog is stuffed. He's not a real dog.
A: He's more real than you are. You can’t even ask a good question.
Q: Here’s one: Why should people read your books?
A: Because my puppy will be sad if they don’t.
Q: We need to get serious here. How many novels have you written?
A: 33.
Q: I’ll bet your dog can’t count that high. How long have you been writing?
A: I’ll answer if you promise not to kick my dog again (metaphorically).
Q: He wouldn’t feel it—he’s stuffed.
A: If someone kicked the stuffing out of you, I bet you wouldn’t enjoy it.
Q: Would I enjoy it more than reading one of your books? Or would it be equally painful?
A: You’re cruel to dogs AND to authors.
Q: If you answer my last question, I promise to be nice. How many years have you been writing?
A: [mumbles]
Q: That’s pathetic.
A: Why don’t you ask me about my stories?
Q: Stories are for campfires.
A: The basis of history’s greatest novels is the story: the story of nations, cultures, families, individuals. The greatest idea that can be expressed in fiction is story.
Q: Great, so tell me about your characters.
A: Dull and Dumb are not two of my characters, or characteristics.
Q: Do you ever write about animals, stuffed or not?
A: Rescued greyhounds in Heaven Again, tiny ponies in Only The Impassioned, mudfish in Resurrection Flowers, ghosts in An Atmosphere Of Angels.
Q: Ghosts aren’t animals, they’re unsettled spirits. If ghosts continue to read, what will they find in your novels?
A: They will find passion, idea, and spirited characters whose lives are a story. And puppies.
Q: Why is making a bio so hard for you?
A: Because it's like talking. I don't like to talk; I like to write.
Q: But people want to know about authors. Reading a book requires a lot of effort.
A: Writing one ain't exactly playtime.
Q: That's better. Go ahead, tell us more. Did you have a pleasant childhood?
A: Ask my dog; he was there.
Q: Your dog is stuffed. He's not a real dog.
A: He's more real than you are. You can’t even ask a good question.
Q: Here’s one: Why should people read your books?
A: Because my puppy will be sad if they don’t.
Q: We need to get serious here. How many novels have you written?
A: 33.
Q: I’ll bet your dog can’t count that high. How long have you been writing?
A: I’ll answer if you promise not to kick my dog again (metaphorically).
Q: He wouldn’t feel it—he’s stuffed.
A: If someone kicked the stuffing out of you, I bet you wouldn’t enjoy it.
Q: Would I enjoy it more than reading one of your books? Or would it be equally painful?
A: You’re cruel to dogs AND to authors.
Q: If you answer my last question, I promise to be nice. How many years have you been writing?
A: [mumbles]
Q: That’s pathetic.
A: Why don’t you ask me about my stories?
Q: Stories are for campfires.
A: The basis of history’s greatest novels is the story: the story of nations, cultures, families, individuals. The greatest idea that can be expressed in fiction is story.
Q: Great, so tell me about your characters.
A: Dull and Dumb are not two of my characters, or characteristics.
Q: Do you ever write about animals, stuffed or not?
A: Rescued greyhounds in Heaven Again, tiny ponies in Only The Impassioned, mudfish in Resurrection Flowers, ghosts in An Atmosphere Of Angels.
Q: Ghosts aren’t animals, they’re unsettled spirits. If ghosts continue to read, what will they find in your novels?
A: They will find passion, idea, and spirited characters whose lives are a story. And puppies.
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February 4, 2023
One of the worst books I've read. Throughout most of the book it seems like every sentence is obscure or makes little sense. From the beginning I was unsure if the story was set in an alternate future or not because the writer puts a twist on a fair few English words which continue throughout the book. At the start I thought maybe the reason for this was the youths were just putting a twist on words to seem cool. Which might be the case although they are all young adults so I thought maybe it was a little strange.
The plot seemed to be getting good when the main character Melody dies or may not have died and is almost transported to an alternate land and accused of being a witch.
The overall plot seemed to come together but it was a struggle to follow along with every sentence.
So many modern books are written almost like they are rushing through the story to get to the end. I found it constant in this book as well
The plot seemed to be getting good when the main character Melody dies or may not have died and is almost transported to an alternate land and accused of being a witch.
The overall plot seemed to come together but it was a struggle to follow along with every sentence.
So many modern books are written almost like they are rushing through the story to get to the end. I found it constant in this book as well
May 8, 2022
Crazy, man.
November 13, 2011
This seventies-style sci-fi novel is based around Melody, a young woman in an alternative universe similar to ours, but different.
She goes to Mars working in fields collecting rocket fuel, and is then transported to an alternative universe and hunted down.
The book is written in a terse, ungrammatical style that takes a while to get used to.
On the cover it says “...she's Alice In Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Barabra Streisand, all rolled in one”, however the novel doesn't involve a plain woman paying actors to tell her how beautiful she is, so this isn't really true.
She goes to Mars working in fields collecting rocket fuel, and is then transported to an alternative universe and hunted down.
The book is written in a terse, ungrammatical style that takes a while to get used to.
On the cover it says “...she's Alice In Wonderland, Dorothy of Oz and Barabra Streisand, all rolled in one”, however the novel doesn't involve a plain woman paying actors to tell her how beautiful she is, so this isn't really true.
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