false 2880461 2 A long-awaited collection that intersects imaginatively with <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, <i>Frankenstein</i>, <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, and Flannery O'Connor. Includes John Kessel's modern classic sequence about life on the moon. Winner of the Nebula, Sturgeon, Locus, and Tiptree awards, <b>John Kessel</b> is the author of <i>The New York Times</i> Notable Book <i>Meeting in Infinity</i>. He co-edited the anthologies <i>Feeling Very Strange</i> and <i>Rewired</i>. Kessel and his family live in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he co-directs the creative writing program at North Carolina State University. 2906670 book 1 4 2008 The Baum Plan for Financial Independence: And Other Stories total:38|5:9|4:14|3:12|2:3|1:0| 38 143 91 12 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 11:45:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:46:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:59:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:59:43 -0800 2009 Critics were all excited to see another anthology from Kessler, even if most of the stories here have already appeared in top science fiction magazines. While some admitted they were at first skeptical of the motif of entering other authors' worlds, most felt that not only did Kessler pull off these...

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Pride and Prometheus sees Mary Bennet encountering an intense young man from Switzerland, one Victor Frankenstein. It isn'...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 09:14:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:05:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:14:06 -0700 2009 The Baum Plan for Financial Independence: A modern North Carolinian Dorothy takes a friend on an adventure.
Every Angel is Terrifying: A psychologically disturbed killer named Railroad seeks a fresh start.
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