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In the Deadlands: Stories
David Gerrold burst onto the science fiction scene in the late sixties with more Hugo and Nebula nominations than any other writer had ever received at the beginning of his career.His first collection of stories, With a Finger in My I, showcased his remarkable range. The jewel in that collection was "In the Deadlands," a bizarre and disturbing journey into a landscape of madness-not so much a story as a sculpture made of words. Nominated for the Nebula award for best novelette of the year, "In the Deadlands" has been out of print for 40 years.This new collection contains all the stories from With a Finger in My I, plus four other works written in the same period, with revealing notes from the author.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 28, 2014
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September 23, 2018
A collection of early stories by David Gerrold. The title story - "In the Deadlands" is a poetically written journey into a nightmare landscape and is simply superb. I also liked "Skinflowers", a horrifying story about a man whose body starts to mutate, which reminded me of Stephen King; "This Crystal Castle", about a mysterious personage imprisoned alone in - well, a crystal castle (the very last line gives an interesting hint as to who he might be); and "How we saved the Human Race" which concerns a mysterious, sexually transmitted disease (and this was written well before the appearance of the AIDS virus). Much as I admire David Gerrold, who is probably best known for his work on "Star Trek", I found this collection a bit variable in quality. But at his best, his writing is amazingly powerful and poetic.
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