Short Story Collections
Everyday themes as diverse as exploration, the fight against evil, laboratory experiments, and self-improvement are presented in this new anthology of short stories from David Gerrold. Largely consisting of stories featuring an alternative history, and often written for Mike Resnick's Alternative series, the stories range from funny to horrifying and lighthearted to profound. In "Franz Kafka, Superhero!" Kafka employs his unusual metamorphosis to fight evil throughout the world and take on even Sigmund Freud. Two characters who hope to better themselves experience "The Seminar from Hell," while "The Firebringers" features Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Stewart as soldiers charged with dropping the first atom bomb. Taking an archaeological turn, a team of anthropologists struggles with understanding the artifacts of a mysterious alien race in "Digging in Gehenna." With wit and imagination, these pieces provide a rare and intriguing addition to any Gerrold collection.
Welcome to David Gerrold's imagination. In this volume, some of Gerrold's finest writing is brought together in an eclectic mix of poeces that display his many voices in one unique package. From outer space to earthly concerns, from human sensibility to inner darkness, David Gerrold offers us real characters to care for, varied persectives to consider, and exciting worlds to explore.
Every so often, someone gets the idea to create a round-robin story. A dozen or so writers are invited, each one writes a chapter in turn. After all, if one writer is good, twelve writers should be twelve times better, right? Sometimes it works. Here are four pieces, written by David Gerrold, for four different round robin novels.You don't have to read the round robin stories to enjoy these chapters, they stand on their own. (Besides, one of them never got published, another is out of print, a third is impossible to find.) David Gerrold is the Hugo and Nebula award winning author of The Martian Child. He's published over fifty books, including Worlds Of Wonder, The Voyage Of The Star Wolf, and the time-travel classic, The Man Who Folded Himself. He created the tribbles for Star Trek and the sleestak for Land Of The Lost.
The vignette is one of the most challenging forms of fiction. How much story can you tell in how few words? Here are fourteen strange little tales, none of them longer than 2000 words,ranging from hard science to bizarre fantasy, plus a bonus story, Pickled Mongoose! David Gerrold is the Hugo and Nebula award winning author of The Martian Child, The Man Who Folded Himself, The Voyage Of The Star Wolf, and fifty other books. He created the tribbles for Star Trek and the Sleestaks for Land Of The Lost. This collection showcases the shortest stories he's ever written.
David Gerrold sits alone in a room and types. This is the only warning you're going to get. Here are seven little horrors, specifically designed to creep you out in all the strangest ways. From the mundane to the bizarre, this master storyteller will take you to the zone beyond twilight. ● SKINFLOWERS - This one is so creepy, we can't even begin to describe it. You'll have to read it yourself. ● REX - Have you ever wanted a pet dinosaur? A cute little mini-dino? The T-Rex can be very convenient. ● THE SEMINAR FROM HELL - It's all about the marketing, really.... ● ...AND EIGHT RABID PIGS - Meet Satan Claus. You won't want him coming down your chimney on Christmas Eve. ● CHESTER - A girl and her dog.... ● SALES OF A DEATHMAN - The job market is really tough these days. ● NIGHT TRAIN TO PARIS - The Bram Stoker Award Winner for superior achievement in horror!
Here are seven marvelous tales (and one whimsical vignette) taking you out to the wondrous future of travel beyond the sky. Start in your own back yard and journey to the moon, to the asteroid belt, to the far planets, and even to the Oort cloud. Along the way, you'll meet Squish, Shan, Chigger, and Starling, young adventurers who will amaze you with their discoveries of life and love. ● NOWHERE MAN - Get revenge on a teenage bully! ● JUMPING OFF THE PLANET - Ride the beanstalk! ● TURTLEDOME - Build a Lunar Habititat! ● RIDING JANIS - Toss a comet! ● GANNY KNITS A SPACESHIP - Build your own starship! And more! A big fat book of excitement and wonder!
Good stories take you places. Great stories bring you back, seeing the world differently. Here are David Gerrold's most recent excursions. Discover the many voices of David Gerrold, bizarre and ferocious, wonderful and unforgettable! ● Monsieur ● The Thing in the Back Yard ● The Great Pan American Airship Mystery ● Finding Monstro ● The Old Science Fiction Writer ● The Bag Lady ● Entanglements PLUS a special preview of A METHOD FOR MADNESS, the fifth book in THE WAR AGAINST THE CHTORR.
ADRIFT IN THE SEA OF SOULS — they call themselves travelers, hopping from body to body, from life to life, but in reality they are body-snatchers. Who are they and what do they want from the stranger who fell into their world? (First publication!) THE WHITE PIANO — In a locked away room, hidden under a sheet, rests a faded old piano. In its glory days it was dazzling white with gold trim, but now in war-torn England, its paint is gray and peeling. No one is allowed to go near it, but sometimes after midnight, a lonely little girl still hears beautiful music. (Reprinted from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.) JACOB IN MANHATTAN — A sequel chapter to the award-winning horror novel, Jacob, this savage novella shows how dangerous it can be to enrage a vampire. Not recommended for the squeamish or anyone under thirty, contains some graphic sex and violence. Don't read this at bedtime. (First publication!)
On the occasion of his winning the the 2022 Robert A. Heinlein Award for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space, we present to you a selection of over six decades of work from a master of the field. "David Gerrold has demonstrated a dazzling breadth of work, and always with a healthy sense of humor, no small thing in this world." - Steven Barnes "Even at his advanced youth, David Gerrold remains the future of science fiction." - Adam-Troy Castro "David Gerrold has been a hero of mine, ever since he rolled his bike into the lobby of the Albert Hotel, looking for a place to stay. He was the first gay parent I ever knew personally, and wrote about it beautifully and movingly, and I have always treasured his friendship." - Samuel R. Delany