false 358993 1 <div>Originally intended to be a collaboration with the author, this collection of the most memorable short stories of the late George Alec Effinger is a tribute from those who best knew his work&#8212;his friends, fellow writers, and editors. In addition to handpicking their favorite pieces, Michael Bishop, Neil Gaiman, Barbara Hambly, Mike Resnick, Howard Waldrop, and others have contributed a personal introduction or afterword to accompany each selection that reveals their deep respect for and insights into the author. The short stories "The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, <u>Everything</u>" and "Everything but Honor," both Hugo Award finalists, are among those included. Of special interest are seven previously uncollected short stories and a poem written under the author's pen name, O. Niemand. Introduced by Gardner Dozois, former editor of <i>Asimov Science Fiction Magazine</i>, these stories are uniquely written in the style of other authors including Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, James Thurber, and Mark Twain. Considered by Effinger to be "sympathetic homage" rather than parody or caricature, they present his perspective on how these noted authors would have tackled science fiction, such as "The Man Outside," the John Steinbeck-inspired story about a loner in a domed city on an asteroid deep in space. <br></div> 349116 1 5 2005 George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth total:8|4:6|3:2| 8 30 14 2 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 00:34:44 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 23:44:12 -0700 2009 When Gravity Fails since it came out, and I recently read and enjoyed the other Marîd Audran books. So I wanted to find out if Effinger's short fiction was as good as those novels.

My overall impression was "mostly not." But even though I disliked a n...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 23:01:03 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 15:07:05 -0800 2009 Everything"--not sure why, exactly, except I'd heard it was good. Whoever said so was right. It's an amusing little story, an interesting take on the "first contact" scenario and the idea that those who come to visit will be superior ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 22 22:57:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 22:57:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 19 23:36:12 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 23:36:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 12 16:53:23 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 16:53:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 12 15:53:16 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 13 07:46:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 09 16:00:09 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 16:00:09 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 15 15:04:49 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 15:04:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 07 20:03:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 20:03:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun May 11 15:32:37 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 15:32:37 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 13 13:42:09 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 13:42:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jan 05 23:00:50 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 23:00:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Dec 28 07:26:11 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 07:26:11 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Mon Oct 29 18:24:09 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 18:24:09 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=358993