CITIES, edited by Peter Crowther

Peter Crowther EDITOR
Cities
NOVELLAS BY China Miéville, Michael Moorcock,
Paul Di Filippo, and Geoff Ryman

Four Novellas, Previously Available Only in Collectors' Markets, by the Brightest Stars in Fantasy Fiction

From the 2003 Hugo Award winner for editing comes Cities, a collection of four new novellas celebrating the fantastic potential of the urban landscape.

China Miéville, Michael Moorcock, Paul Di Filippo, Geoff Ryman: these writers are on any list of the most inventive, popular, and critically acclaimed talents in fantasy fiction today. In Cities, their imaginations range over apocolyptic landscapes, veering from the surreal to the nightmarish; from high-tech to high-hell.

China Miéville, "The Tain" A ruined London has been overrun by "imagos," the anti-human reflections that live on the other side of our mirrors. Inspired by a fragment from Borges's The Book of Imaginary Beings, "The Tain" builds to a finish that will leave you shattered.

Michael Moorcock, "Firing the Cathedral" A Jerry Cornelius story set on the streets of a dystopic, post-post-9/11 New York. Written in the series' trademark, baroque flair, fans will delight in Moorcock's lampooning of today's culture.

Paul Di Filippo, "A Year in the Linear City" A classic example of the Di Filippo style, "Linear City" is set in a linear city — literally. The city consists of one immeasurably long avenue with Heaven on one side and Hell on the other, and both battling for the souls in between.

Geoff Ryman, "V.A.O." A savagely funny, oddly touching, and violent mystery set in a futuristic retirement home. In Ryman's world, the aged terrorize the young, and only one man can get to the bottom of it all.

With four of the biggest names in fantasy fiction united in one volume, each with a novella that has never been available outside the collectors' market, Cities is the fourth of Peter Crowther's Foursight anthologies and proof positive that the fantastic novella is alive and thriving.

China Miéville is the author of King Rat, Perdido Street Station, and The Scar. He is an international bestseller and multiple award winner.

Michael Moorcock is "the greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasy" (Michael Chabon). He is an international bestseller, author of over eighty books, and the creator of two of the most significant characters in fantasy writing: Jerry Cornelius and Elric.

Paul Di Filippo is the cutting edge of the new generation of American fantasy writers. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, he is the author of The Steamboat Trilogy and Ribofunk.

Geoff Ryman is best known for his award-winning bestseller, 253. He is also the author of Was, The Child Garden, and Lust.

Peter Crowther is one of the most respected anthologists and editors working in the genre today. In 2003 he won the Hugo Award for editing. He is the London-based publisher of PS Publishing.

$17.00 | 292 pages | paperback | ISBN: 1-56858-304-4
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