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DARYL GREGORY
The short stories in this first collection by critically acclaimed writer Daryl Gregory run the gamut from science fiction to contemporary fantasy, with a few stories that defy easy classification. His characters may be neuroscientists, superhero sidekicks, middle-aged heroes of children’s stories, or fantatics spreading a virus-borne religion, but they are all convincingly human.
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- November 2011 978-1-933846-43-9 (TP)
- Trade: July 2013 978-1-933846-30-9 (HC)
- Cover art by Antonello Silverini
- A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011
The short stories in this first collection by critically acclaimed writer Daryl Gregory run the gamut from science fiction to contemporary fantasy, with a few stories that defy easy classification. His characters may be neuroscientists, superhero sidekicks, middle-aged heroes of children’s stories, or fantatics spreading a virus-borne religion, but they are all convincingly human.
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"Unpossible is Gregory’s first collection. The stories are all quite short, with no time wasted on lumpy exposition or treacly morals, but each one carries all the grim weight and peculiar beauty of his novels, simmered down to a deceptively sweet syrup that goes down easy and then twists in your guts. They poke at complex, difficult notions, not so much trying to answer questions as trying to figure out how to begin asking them… These are not comfortable stories, which is a good part of what makes them worth reading."
— Publishers Weekly
"Gregory’s first collection of stories, featuring two brand new tales, is full of wonderful, unpredictable characters, from superhero sidekicks to teenagers on futuristic drugs. Largely science-fictional and fantastical, Gregory’s playful use of language and deeply human sentiments make each page a delight."
— Emily Temple, FlavorWire
"This is a collection for anyone who can think and feel. From the beginning to the end, Unpossible grabbed me by the brain until my heart cried out in compassion. It's a must-read book."
— James Van Pelt, author of Summer of the Apocalypse
"A treasure box of a collection. Daryl Gregory writes the way King Croesus probably dreamed: it's all gold."
— Jack Skillingstead, author of Life on the Preservation
"Read these stories for their human truths, for their inventiveness, for their verve."
— Nancy Kress, author of Yesterday's Kin
"A writer of startling depth and sensitivity, whose understanding of the delicate machinations of the heart trumps his need for superheroes, or even for neurology."
— Gary K. Wolfe, Locus
"Daryl Gregory has found ways to explore the human mind and spirit—for good, bad, or any of the strange places between such absolutes—that seem very much his own in his first collection."
— Faren Miller, Locus
"Five stars . . . emotional stuff."
— SF Signal
— Publishers Weekly
"Gregory’s first collection of stories, featuring two brand new tales, is full of wonderful, unpredictable characters, from superhero sidekicks to teenagers on futuristic drugs. Largely science-fictional and fantastical, Gregory’s playful use of language and deeply human sentiments make each page a delight."
— Emily Temple, FlavorWire
"This is a collection for anyone who can think and feel. From the beginning to the end, Unpossible grabbed me by the brain until my heart cried out in compassion. It's a must-read book."
— James Van Pelt, author of Summer of the Apocalypse
"A treasure box of a collection. Daryl Gregory writes the way King Croesus probably dreamed: it's all gold."
— Jack Skillingstead, author of Life on the Preservation
"Read these stories for their human truths, for their inventiveness, for their verve."
— Nancy Kress, author of Yesterday's Kin
"A writer of startling depth and sensitivity, whose understanding of the delicate machinations of the heart trumps his need for superheroes, or even for neurology."
— Gary K. Wolfe, Locus
"Daryl Gregory has found ways to explore the human mind and spirit—for good, bad, or any of the strange places between such absolutes—that seem very much his own in his first collection."
— Faren Miller, Locus
"Five stars . . . emotional stuff."
— SF Signal
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