Waltzes and Whispers

by Jay Russell

Jay Russell has written several novels. Now comes this first collection of his shorter fiction. As you read you will understand that each story is answering a question:

How would Dracula have passed his time in the twentieth century? If virtual reality allowed the meeting of minds in cyberspace, then you would need virtual cops, wouldn't you? If death is not the end of love, is that a blessing or a curse? How might the resonances of history or the power of abstract ideas bleed into our everyday lives? If the dead came back to life, would they have the same needs as the living, or would it just be sex, drugs, and zombie rock 'n' roll? What does lie over that rainbow?

These stories are sometimes savage, sometimes satirical, but always entertaining as Jay Russell dares to ponder the imponderable.

Genres: Science Fiction

305 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999