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The Hanged Man: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card Vol 1 (Maps in a Mirror #1)
This first volume in a five-volume anthology of Orson Scott Card's short stories features eleven chilling tales that provoke the dreaded dark side of the reader's imagination. A sinful man finally faces his conscience in the form of a baby-like creature that haunts his waking hours. A thrill-seeking playboy uses a time machine to experience the excitement of death without...more
Audiobook, Unabridged, Digital Audiobook, 9 pages
Published
December 31st 2009
by Blackstone Audio, Inc.
(first published April 15th 1992)
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This is 1 part of 5 in a large volume of Card's short fiction, called Maps in a Mirror, and the book is divided by genre into 5 sections. Each "book" includes an introduction of Card's take on the genre, as well as an afterward where he talks about the ideas and influences behind each tale. It's an interesting look into the birth of the stories, and I enjoyed that as much as the tales themselves.
I have to admit, I didn't expect to enjoy this first section as much as I did. I've read several of C...more
I have to admit, I didn't expect to enjoy this first section as much as I did. I've read several of C...more
I really enjoyed this book. It was a series of short stories which some took me completely off guard, while others really made me stop and think. My favorite short story was the very last one, if anyone doesn't read the book, that story in particular is worth reading. Very thought provoking. I'm looking forward to reading more of his books in the future.
Piece of advice: If you read this book, please read the introduction first. It isn't that you can't understand the stories without it, but you appreciate what Card is going for if you do. Some stories better than others, but overall I really enjoyed it. Maybe not a good bedtime read ;)
I read this a couple of years ago and still have fond memories of "Freeway games" nice twist at the end, and "Heavy Breathing" which still creeps me out when I'm in waiting rooms or the departure lounge at the airport..
I like some of the stories but not all of them. I do think Orson Scott Card is a good writer! The best part of the book is the editorial comments at the end.
Some good, creepy stuff in here. Fat Farm is a good, mindbending sci-fi tale. A Sepulchre of Songs is easily my favorite of the bunch.
Mostly for the short story - "The Changed Man and the King of Words". It left a lasting impression.
All good stories, but not many true gems. Good if you love short fiction, but he has better collections.
some strange and bizarre stories, most of which i enjoyed. will be checking out other works soon.
Good ol' eerie and creepy stories to make you shiver in dread. I liked quite a few of them. Definitely worth a read.
Check this book out for the much better (short-story) version of "The Lost Boys".
The readers do a great job as they always do. The title though is Hanged Man, not Changed Man. OSC is a Mormon. I am too. So I guess I hold him to our standards in his writing too. I guess that's probably not the right thing to do, but he is the one in his writing that keeps bringing it up. So hearing the Lord's name in vain, especially the Savior's, is heart wrenching. Or to speak of a female of our faith as "tight ass Mormon girl." Again, I understand it is a character and a book, but that's r...more
I made the mistake of reading the afterword. If you read this book, skip the afterword. It'll make you hate Card. (That was the effect on me, anyway.)
too dark. But the story Heavy Breathing was good.
Good horror-ish stories that were rather different than most of OSC's tales, but that still showed off his knack for dialog.
I love it when when writers branch out to new genres and are able to pull it off. This is a collection of 'Tales of Dread' by Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer Orson Scott Card. There are some true gems in here (Fat Farm, Freeway Games and Closing the Timelid immediately come to mind!) and you owe it to yourself to check these out.
Nov 11, 2011
Amblingbooks.com
marked it as to-read
"One of the genre's most convincing storytellers. An important volume; for most libraries." � Library Journal
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No spoilers... but a couple of the stories really creeped me out, and I am not easily creep-able. I listened on audio, so don't have the recall to list them by title, but I would certainly recommend this for reading. On a bright sun-lit day.
I recommended this book to a lot of people when I first read it, everyone else was as impressed as I was. Great short stories, good social commentary thru sci-fi / futuristic writing.
I read these stories in high school and they still haunt my dreams and wake times. You'll never go about your daily routines the same after this book. Freaky fun.
A great slate of solid Card stories.
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Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools.
Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy (Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels (Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series Th...more
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Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy (Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys), biblical novels (Stone Tables, Rachel and Leah), the American frontier fantasy series Th...more
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