Eldritch Evolutions: 26 Weird Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, & Horror Stories (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) - Softcover

Chaosium Inc; Lois H. Gresh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568823495 ISBN 13: 9781568823492

Publisher: Chaosium Inc., 2011

Synopsis

26 Dark Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories

ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS is the first collection of short stories by Lois H. Gresh, one of the most talented writers working these days in the realms of imagination.

These 26 stories range from dark fantasies to dark comedies to speculations about the future of science: quantum optics, particle physics, chaos theory, string theory, and much more. Full of unique ideas, bizarre plot twists, and fascinating characters, these tales show a feel for pacing and structure, and a wild sense of humor. They always surprise and delight. Many of these stories have been nominated for major fiction awards.

About this title

About the Author:

LOIS H. GRESH is the New York Times Best-Selling Author (6 times), Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Author, Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Children's Author, and USA Today Best-Selling Author of 27 books and 55 short stories. Her books have been published in 22 languages. Current books are dark story collection ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (Chaosium 2011, BookViewCafe ebook 2012), horror anthology DARK FUSIONS (PS Publishing, Oct 2013), THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION (St. Martin's Press, June 2013),THE DIVERGENT COMPANION (St. Martin's Press, Feb 2014), and 18+ paranormal romance NIGHTFALL. Look for upcoming stories in MARK OF THE BEAST (Chaosium, 2014), ELDRITCH CHROME (Chaosium, 2014), MOUNTAIN WALKED (Centipede Press, 2013), BLACK WINGS III (PS Publishing, 2013), MADNESS OF CTHULHU (Titan Books, 2014), SEARCHERS AFTER HORROR (Fedogan & Bremer, 2014), THAT IS NOT DEAD(PS Publishing, 2013), EXPIRATION DATE (Edge SFF Publishing, 2014), DARK FANTASTIQUE (Cycatrix Press, 2013), MAD SCIENCE (BookViewCafe, 2013), etc. Lois has received Bram Stoker Award, Nebula Award, Theodore Sturgeon Award, and International Horror Guild Award nominations for her work.

Review:

"Eldritch Evolutions by Lois H. Gresh is the author's first collection and it brings together twenty-six stories published between 1993 and 2011, nine of which appear for the first time. Although best known for writing Lovecraftian pastiches, Gresh also writes science fiction and weird westerns and her best work is very good indeed, particularly the dark fairy tale, 'Wee Sweet Girlies.'"
--Ellen Datlow in BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR 2011

"Riveting stories with mind-bending ideas intensely creative!"
--Catherine Asaro, Nebula-Award winning author of The Ruby Dice

"An extravagant gift...devastating genius...and oh, that story, "Debutante Ball" in a perfect literary landscape it would now be as well-remembered as Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'."
--Adam-Troy Castro, SCI FI, official magazine of the SYFY TV channel"

Lois Gresh is a terrific writer and this collection is a terrific book for anyone who wants to read the best in science fiction, dark fantasy, dark humor, and horror."
--Robert Weinberg, Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA

"Lois Gresh makes me scared of things I've never been scared of before. In person, Lois seems so nice and ordinary...but in her writing, she's *evil*."
--James Alan Gardner, Winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial award

"Intensely memorable stories...shocking, funny, disturbing. A uniquely gifted writer whose work I have admired for many years." --Charles Platt, former editor at Avon books & senior writer at Wired

"Intensely memorable stories...shocking, funny, disturbing. A uniquely gifted writer whose work I have admired for many years."
--Charles Platt, former editor at Avon books & senior writer at Wired"

If you're hoping for surprisingly quirky takes on reality combined with cleverly worded fiction, you're in the right place.  One of the cleverest writers out there."
--Nancy Kilpatrick, editor of Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead

About this edition

• Publisher: Chaosium Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1568823495
• ISBN 13: 9781568823492
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: William Jones
• Illustrator: Paul Carrick