Laughing into the Fourth Dimension: 25 Humorous Fantasy & Science Fiction Stories

by Larry Lefkowitz

25 Humorous Fantasy & Science Fiction Stories

Featuring many beloved tales including:
A Law of Matter
Ben Franklin's Time Machine
Cloning the Babe
Caesar's Shade
Ariel Duel
The Alien Abduction Caper
Xaria
Sisyphus Revisited
Fink's Bar
The Lady in the Bay
The Cup-Bearer of Lethe

Genres: Short Stories

138 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[E.C. Stilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of stories is such a fun read. If you have a chance, check out the short story "A Slight Matter of Contract"--that one gave me chills!

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with most anthologies, this one is hit and miss - some of the stories were better than others. Some creative worldbuilding.

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book didn't click with me. My imagination escaped the snare of wonder that I like a book to immerse me with.

The story ideas are great. I didn't identify with the characters and didn't feel the stories. And I had issues with the formatting of the e-book. Transitions between stories were such that you could blow through the end of one short into the next and have to back up to regain your balance.

Opinions being what opinions are this is one that I suggest you decide for yourselves.

YMMV.

[Ankush Agarwal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mixing science fiction with humour is a delicate task and Larry nearly succeeds in it. The stories had captivating ideas and great built ups, but most of them ended in an anti-climax. I generally do not like short-stories, which are not "short"; however in this book it was the other way round. The beginning of all the stories aroused an interest, but I was left wanting for more "body" and better endings.

I must add that I loved the cover.

[Deborah · Rating 1 out of 5]

I won this through LibraryThing and I'm not sure I can finish it.

I'm just not finding the stories funny. Also mine is a PDF ebook version and there's no table of contents.

[Steve Clark]

Mass Market Paperback