Based on the kinetic sculptures of Lisa Snellings, STRANGE ATTRACTION is a carnival ride of dark fantasy and horror. These 24 tales and poems explore the night-side of the looming Ferris wheel and its many inhabitants. But things aren't always what they seem on this ride and surprises await all who stand in line, waiting to experience the wheel for themselves. The ride is open. Admit one.
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Based on a series of sculptures and drawings by award-winning SF artist Lisa Snelling, the 24 stories in this impressive collection imagine the dark side of carnival life. In his introduction, Ellison writes of what happened when he ran away to the circus at age 13 (he ended up in jail, watching an alcoholic suffer the DTs); then contributors including Robert Sawyer, Caitlin Kieman, and Darrell Schweitzer deliver an unusual, character-rich array of weird carny stories. Charles de Lint weaves a layered tale about destiny and a ghostly Ferris wheel, for example, and Neil Gaiman cleverly imagines the travails of an unlucky Harlequin on Valentine's day. An unusual confabulation of strong writing, fantasy plot lines and artist-writer collaboration, the bookAedited by Horror Writers Association vice-president KramerAtakes the corny idea of the evil clown and twists it into something uncommonly inventive. (June)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has light shelf rubbing with scuffing and curling along the edges. Interior of the DJ has heavy foxing. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping. Binding is tight. Endpages have light age-toning and smudging. Page edges have light scuffing and smudging. Interior pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1658884330
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1st edition. HC in dust jacket (trade edition). 1st Printing. Stories and artwork based on sculptures of Lisa Snellings. Illustrated with 16 plates by Snellings. Introduction by Harlan Ellison and 25 original stories by Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ray Bradbury, Charles De Lint, Neil Gaiman, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Bishop, Chet Williamson, John Shirley, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, Jack Dann, Janeen Webb, Edward Bryant, S.P. Somtow, Nancy A. Collins, Nina Kiriki Hoffmann, Brad Linaweaver, Fred Olen Ray, Richard Lee Byers, David Niall Wilson, Darrell Schweitzer, and Peter Crowther. This copy signed by Gene Wolf, Richard Lee Byers and Brad Lineweaver. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 22626
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