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William F. Nolan knew the late great Ray Bradbury for more than sixty years, and during that entire span he has written perspicaciously about his mentor and friend, beginning with The Ray Bradbury Review (1952) and continuing to the present day. This volume, published on the occasion of Nolan's 85th birthday, is a celebration of his lifelong devotion to the master of fantasy and science fiction. Included are twenty pioneering articles on Bradbury, along with a sheaf of stories influenced by such works as The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles, including the delightful parodies "Mr. B. Goes to Hollywood" and "The Dandelion Chronicles." With a foreword by Ray Bradbury, an introduction by Jason V Brock, an afterword by Greg Bear, and tributes to Bradbury by Brock, S.



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Jason V Brock

BLURBS:(about the collection) SIMULACRUM AND OTHER POSSIBLE REALITIES:"Jason V Brock... A bold new voice in American fiction. Watch this man! You may be in at the birth of a legend."--William F. Nolan (co-author of "Logan's Run"; screenwriter for "Burnt Offerings")"[Brock] makes the fantastic utterly believable... a fine writer, indeed."--George Clayton Johnson (writer for "Star Trek" and "The Twilight Zone"; co-author, "Logan's Run")"Bravo!"--Ray Bradbury (author of "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles")"...a clever young man, Jason Brock."--Harlan Ellison (author of "Deathbird Stories" and "A Boy and His Dog")"[Brock] knows how to tell a story... [he] has heart... real emotion... [it's] a strong part of writing that most writers never capture."--James Robert Smith (author of "The Flock" and "Hissmelina")"[Brock] takes... characters into places I never expected..."--Richard Matheson (author of "Somewhere in Time" and "I Am Legend")+++++(about the novella) MILTON'S CHILDREN:"Fun and clever and full of storytelling energy. You are bound to like this one."--Joe R. Lansdale(Edgar Award winning Author, "The Bottoms"; "Edge of Dark Water")"This richly textured novella is a triumph--a splendid fusion of horror and science fiction, of the cosmic and the human. It fulfills the promise of Jason V Brock's earlier work and establishes him as a force to be reckoned with in contemporary weird fiction."--S. T. Joshi(World Fantasy Award winning Author, "H. P. Lovecraft: A Life"; "The Weird Tale")"As satisfying as a novel, Jason V Brock's story 'Milton's Children' combines classic elements of H. P. Lovecraft and Jules Verne with modern sensibilities to spin a yarn that is part adventure tale and part horror story. I loved it, but it is thoroughly a dire warning: When we become monsters, we also create monsters."--Ray Garton(World Horror Convention Grand Master; Author, "Live Girls"; "Sex and Violence in Hollywood")"Venture into the Antarctic, where Jason V Brock will plunge you into one of the most terrifying Lost Worlds stories imaginable: Make no mistake, this is no Lovecraft or Crichton knockoff; the S-F/Horror story revealed here on this undiscovered island is original and scientifically plausible. The writing is crisp, precise, and easily accessible; the plotting sharp and compelling; and once the action starts it is non-stop, the reader only able to catch their breath at its very conclusion. . .Underlying the writing, one is totally convinced that they are in good authorial hands--what I call the marvelous 'Allstate Effect,' achieved rarely by only the most highly-skilled authors. Snag this book! Copy its byline: Jason V Broc



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