Take a topsy-turvy ride through time with ten science fiction and fantasy stories from theHugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author. "e;There's never been anyone like Waldrop, in or out of science fiction,"e; said George R. R. Martin, and here's the proof. A master of the short story, Waldrop has put together a collection of speculative fiction that covers his career from the end of one century into another. Here, readers will find a group of teenage boys being boys fixing up cars, going to drive-in movies, and dreaming of girls all while the Cuban missile crisis ushers in what could be World War III in "e;The Other Real World."e; In "e;Us,"e; Waldrop paints three versions of a grownup Charles Lindbergh, Jr., had he survived his kidnapping. Sail down the frozen Thames on an iceboat during England's Great Frost, as playwright Christopher Marlowe embarks on a deadly mission to meet one Dr. Faustus in "e;Heart of Whitenesse."e; Watch as the entertainment world jumps from the McCarthy era of 1950 to 2000, after technology has experienced a massive reset, in "e;Major Spacer in the 21st Century!"e;"e;World Fantasy Award-winner Waldrop offers 10 quirky, sometimes outrageous speculative stories in this wise and funny collection, each with a lively and informative afterword . . . Waldrop is a razzle-dazzle hoot."e; Publishers Weekly "e;The inimitable Waldrop, an authentic master of gonzo sf and fantasy, returns with some of his most recent short fiction . . . There is only one Howard Waldrop, and he is quite as irresistible as ever."e; Booklist
