Thomas M Disch
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
These surreal, satiric stories pay a mesmerizing visit to the shadowy zone that lies between our everyday lives and a perilously tangible near-future.
In "The Wall of America," the Department of Homeland Security has put up a border wall between the United States and Canada. But the NEA has plans for the wall as well, turning it into the world's largest art gallery. After the Rapture, working-class life for "A Family of the Post-Apocalypse" is not...
Author
Publisher
Tachyon
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Not since The Da Vinci Code!
The only tome ever written by God Himself!
INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS!
In this compelling memoir, the first and hopefully the last of its kind, America's most divine author reveals the intimate and shocking details of His sudden elevation to the most coveted and least understood position in the universe.
In early 2005 (A.D.), wearying of the world's religious schisms, doctrinal heresies, and manifold editorial sins,...
3) The prisoner
Author
Publisher
Ibooks
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the 1960's television show, the novelization combines elements of a spy thriller with Orwellian tropes of science fiction. "The Prisoner" follows a former British secret agent who has quit the force, only to find himself trapped in an anonymous place called the Village." --
6) 334
Author
Series
Publisher
Gregg Press
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
"The stories in 334 revolve loosely around a government housing project at 334 East 11th Street in New York City in the 2020s. The project's inhabitants are universally poor, often jobless, sometimes squalid. Some are happy, others angry, depressed, or just numb. The stories study their hopes and disappointments, and all are deeply introspective." --
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
From science fiction writer Thomas M. Disch comes The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of, a perceptive account of the impact science fiction has had on American culture. Disch provides a view of this world and its inhabitants, tracing science fiction's phenomenal growth into the multibillion-dollar global entertainment industry it is today. From the protoscience-fiction tales of Edgar Allan Poe, to the utopian dreams and technological nightmares of European...
14) On wings of song
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1979]
Language
English
Description
"The novel takes place in suburban Iowa and in New York City, around the middle of the 21st century. Its first section describes the childhood and adolescence of Daniel Weinreb, an imaginative boy who manages to adapt well to his conservative surroundings until a minor act of rebellion sends him to prison at age 14. Daniel's experience there makes him eager to leave the Midwest. After falling in love with the daughter of a powerful and reactionary...
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Star-studded and comprehensive, this imaginative anthology brings a myriad of modern fantasy voices under one roof. Previously difficult for readers to discover in its new modes, urban fantasy is represented here in all three of its distinct styles--playful new mythologies, sexy paranormal romances, and gritty urban noir. Whether they feature tattooed demon-hunters, angst-ridden vampires, supernatural gumshoes, or pixelated pixies, these authors--including...
