Beast of the Heartland and Other Stories

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Author:

Shepard, Lucius

ISBN:

978-1-59729-081-4

Publication Date:

Oct 2001

Publisher:

Tavern Thief Press

Book Format:

Ebook

List Price:

USD $6.99

Book Description:

A collection of adrenaline-charged hallucinations from a great modern writer, Beast of the Heartland includes the National Magazine Award-winning title story, the Hugo Award-winning "Barnacle Bill the Spacer," and many others, covering genres from fantasy to mainstream to hard science fiction. The ElectricStory edition features the never-before-published "How Lonesome Heartbreak Changed His Life," based on the post-War underworld of today's Vietnam.

Book Details

Detailed Subjects:

Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)
Fiction / Science Fiction / General

Author Biography

Shepard, Lucius (Author)

Lucius Shepard was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1947. He wrote in many different genres including science fiction and fantasy, cyberpunk, magical realism, poetry, and non-fiction. He published his first short stories in 1983 and his first novel, Green Eyes, in 1984. His other works include Life During Wartime, The Jaguar Hunter, and Two Trains Running. He won several awards including the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1985, the Nebula Award for the novella R&R, the Hugo Award for the novella Barnacle Bill the Spacer, and the Shirley Jackson Award for the novella Vacancy. He died on March 18, 2014 at the age of 66.

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