Witpunk
This anthology of sardonic fiction emphasizes SF/fantasy tales sparkling with wit and edgy attitude. The stories, both originals and reprints, cover a wide range of satire. Writers include James Morrow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Allen Steele, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Silverberg, and Pat Cadigan....
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This anthology of sardonic fiction emphasizes SF/fantasy tales sparkling with wit and edgy attitude. The stories, both originals and reprints, cover a wide range of satire. Writers include James Morrow, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Allen Steele, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Silverberg, and Pat Cadigan. Halpern, a 2001 World Fantasy Award Finalist, is the editor of the legendary Golden Gryphon Press.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781568582566 (1568582560)
ASIN: 1568582560
Publish date: 2003-03
Publisher: Running Press
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
This collection was supposed to "range in style from dark comedy to laugh-out-loud farce", but in point of fact only one of the 26 was funny (that being Hoffman's piece, of course). According to the preface, these stories are supposed to be an injection of fun into the specfic genre. Judged by tha...