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Name: Kearney, Paul - The Sea Beggars 02 - This Forsaken Earth - Kearney, Paul
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Title: Kearney, Paul - The Sea Beggars 02 - This Forsaken Earth
Author: Kearney, Paul
Language: English
Year: 2006
Subjects: N/A
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9781786368973
Total pages: 250 str.

Inspired by the drive-in epics of the 1950s, the stories in This Island Earth marry the exuberance of Eisenhower-era sci-fi movies to nuanced examinations of love, family, fear, and loss―without leaving the robots and ray guns behind. These stories abound with the bug-eyed monsters and irradiated highschoolers you remember from the late-night Creature Feature. But they transcend nostalgia to illuminate the complications of the human heart with wit and compassion.

In I Married a Monster from Outer Space, winner of the Asimov's Readers' Poll Award, a Walmart cashier trapped in a disintegrating marriage finds herself tempted by the charms of an alien paramour. I Was a Teenage Werewolf, plunges us into a generation gap with teeth! And Bela Lugosi stars in The Ghoul Goes West as a fading Hollywood bogeyman whose star still burns in the reality next door.

So join the gang at Party Beach, and let Dale Bailey introduce you to some teenagers from outer space, a Creature from the Black Lagoon like you've never seen, and onslaughts of alien invaders with human women―among other things―on their minds! You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll recoil in horror! And you'll recall these stories long after the last flying saucer has ascended into the heavens of sci-fi cinema past.

► A love letter to sci-fi and horror movies, this is a must-read for all fans of the classic era. With a master's precision and a longing for those cherished moments of cinema that madę us who we are, Bailey brings heartache, honesty and humour to films that never existed-but you will wish they did. ◄ STEPHEN VOLK

► Dale Bailey is the schlock-film host of your dreams. Again and again, he finds the beating heart within the most lurid titles in Hollywood history and demonstrates they're really home movies. You may be too moved even to finish your popcorn. ◄ ANDY DUNCAN

► Dale Bailey has long been one of the greatest undersung writers in the fantasy genre. If you don't know him, this book is an ideal introduction. On display is a full range of humor, depth, horror, sweetness, heartbreak, and wonder. If there is any justice left in the world, This Island Earth will be recognized as a classic. ◄ -NATHAN BALLINGRUD

► The End of the End of Everything . . . features nine fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror stories that are as beautifully written as they are startling, with some of them reminiscent of Bradbury at his best. Even his apocalypses bring joy the reader. ◄ ELLEN DATLOW, World Fantasy Award-winning editor of The Best Horror of the Year

► Throughout all these fictions, however varied their subject matter or atmosphere, Bailey exhibits his compassion for and comprehension of his characters, his inerrant sense of choosing just the right words, and his determination to make all the matter of fantastika over afresh. Such a book makes one hope that our genre still has a future. ◄ LOCUS

► Every story . . . is a leap off the cliff. Bailey chooses his cliffs with care, reimagining standard science fiction, fantasy, and horror themes with marvelous physicality, quiet compassion for his characters, and language whose sharpness we barely feel till we look to see blood flowing from the cut. ◄ THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY ANO SCIENCE FICTION

CONTENTS
Preface by Dale Bailey
1. I Married a Monster from Outer Space • (Asimov's, March 2016) • novelette
Asimov's Annual Readers' Poll Award
2. I Was a Teenage Werewolf • (Nightmare Magazine, December 2016, #51) • short story
3. The Horror of Party Beach • (Lightspeed Magazine, October 2018, #101) • novelette
4. Night Caller from Outer Space • novelette
5. Creature from the Black Lagoon • (Clarkesworld Magazine, October 2013 as The Creature Recants) • short story
6. Invasion of the Saucer-Men • (Asimov's, March/April 2017) • short story
7. Teenagers from Outer Space • (Clarkesworld Magazine, August 2016) • novelette
8. The Ghoul Goes West • (Tor.com, January 17, 2018) • novelette
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Cover & interior art by Ilan Sheady