Dreams That Burn in the Night
Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
| Author: | Craig Strete | ISBN: | 9781370318315 |
| Publisher: | ReAnimus Press | Publication: | January 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Craig Strete |
| ISBN: | 9781370318315 |
| Publisher: | ReAnimus Press |
| Publication: | January 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
A collection of Strete's great work, including ones described as "quite brilliant" from a "major talent" by Kirkus Reviews. Also includes collaborations with Jim Morrison (of the Doors) and Michael Bishop.
"On the Way Home, about American Indians (Strete is one) returning after a stint in the army, is grittily unsettling. There's the achingly sad tale of an Indian sorcerer/guardian who invokes aliens from the stars to lift the burden of the white man's oppression. Also: a short, wry, powerful evocation of Old Woman Mountain. As before, then, the Indian stories are stronger than the more standard sf or fantasy. But a raw, satirical edge enlivens the best of the more orthodox pieces: a hilarious stranded astronaut yarn; a future where clothing is obscene; a ghost in a police computer; the dreams rocks dream over the eons. ... Strete, then, is still blazing away in all directions--and scoring an uncomfortable number of hits: strong work from a gifted writer."
--Kirkus Reviews
A collection of Strete's great work, including ones described as "quite brilliant" from a "major talent" by Kirkus Reviews. Also includes collaborations with Jim Morrison (of the Doors) and Michael Bishop.
"On the Way Home, about American Indians (Strete is one) returning after a stint in the army, is grittily unsettling. There's the achingly sad tale of an Indian sorcerer/guardian who invokes aliens from the stars to lift the burden of the white man's oppression. Also: a short, wry, powerful evocation of Old Woman Mountain. As before, then, the Indian stories are stronger than the more standard sf or fantasy. But a raw, satirical edge enlivens the best of the more orthodox pieces: a hilarious stranded astronaut yarn; a future where clothing is obscene; a ghost in a police computer; the dreams rocks dream over the eons. ... Strete, then, is still blazing away in all directions--and scoring an uncomfortable number of hits: strong work from a gifted writer."
--Kirkus Reviews
