The Last Ghost and Other Stories

by Stephen Goldin

THE LAST GHOST AND OTHER STORIES is the first comprehensive collection of Stephen Goldin's short fiction. Some of the stories have been reprinted before, such as the Nebula Award finalist story "The Last Ghost" and the oft-anthologized "Sweet Dreams, Melissa." Others will be less familiar to the reader, such as "But as a Soldier, for His Country," (later expanded into the novel THE ETERNITY BRIGADE) and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young God." The collection also contains the never-before-published story "Haunted Houses." As a special treat, all five of the fantasy classic "Angel in Black" stories, long out of print, have been assembled in one place for the first time. The stories in this book stories run the gamut from humor to pathos, and demonstrate the evolution of one of the most prolific writers in the science fiction field. Enjoy!

Contents:
Sweet Dreams, Melissa (1968)
The Girls on USSF 193 (1965)
Nice Place to Visit (1973)
When There's No Man Around (1977)
Xenophobe (1975)
Grim Fairy Tale
Of Love, Free Will, and Gray Squirrels on a Summer Evening (1974)
Stubborn (1972)
But as a Soldier, for His Country (1974)
The World Where Wishes Worked (1971)
Apollyon ex Machina (1980)
Prelude to a Symphony of Unborn Shouts (1975)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young God (1977)
The Last Ghost (1971)
Haunted Houses
For Services Rendered (1970)
Bride of the Wind (1970)
The Chenoo (1971)
The Masai Witch (1983)
In the Land of Angra Mainyu (1975)

Genres: Short Stories

Paperback

First published June 19, 2010

About the author

Born in Philadelphia in 1947, Stephen Goldin has lived in California since 1960. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy from UCLA and worked as a civilian space scientist for the U.S. Navy for a few years after leaving college, but has made his living as a writer/editor most of his life.

His first wife was fellow author Kathleen Sky, with whom he co-wrote the first edition of the highly acclaimed nonfiction book The Business of Being a Writer . His current wife is fellow author Mary Mason. So far they have co-authored two books in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series.

He served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as editor of the SFWA Bulletin and as the organization’s Western Regional Director.

He has lived with cats all his adult life. Artistically, he enjoys Broadway musicals and surrealist art. Philosophically, he is an atheist.

Learn more about him at his Web site. . Many of his books can be bought through his online bookstore, Parsina Press.