Alternate Gerrolds An Assortment of Fictitious Lives

by Gerrold, David; Resnick, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781932100372
• ISBN10: 1932100377
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-11
• Publisher: Benbella Books

Summary

Everyday themes as diverse as exploration, the fight against evil, laboratory experiments, and self-improvement are presented in this new anthology of short stories from David Gerrold. Largely consisting of stories featuring an alternative history, and often written for Mike Resnick's Alternative series, the stories range from funny to horrifying and lighthearted to profound. In "Franz Kafka, Superhero!" Kafka employs his unusual metamorphosis to fight evil throughout the world and take on even Sigmund Freud. Two characters who hope to better themselves experience "The Seminar from Hell," while "The Firebringers" features Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Stewart as soldiers charged with dropping the first atom bomb. Taking an archaeological turn, a team of anthropologists struggles with understanding the artifacts of a mysterious alien race in "Digging in Gehenna." With wit and imagination, these pieces provide a rare and intriguing addition to any Gerrold collection.

Author Biography

David Gerrold is the author of the Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated The Man Who Folded Himself, the Star Wolf, Dingillian, and Chtorr series, and When Harlie Was One. He also wrote "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek, voted the most popular Star Trek episode of all time. He lives in Northridge, California. Mike Resnick is the author of more than 40 science fiction novels, 12 collections, 150 short stories, and two screenplays, and he has won four Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Bauble	1	(6)
The Impeachment of Adlai Stevenson	7	(12)
The Kennedy Enterprise	19	(13)
The Firebringers	32	(18)
Franz Kafka, Superhero!	50	(14)
Rex	64	(15)
...And Eight Rabid Pigs	79	(14)
The Ghost of Christmas Sideways	93	(6)
A Wish For Smish	99	(8)
What Goes Around	107	(14)
The Fan Who Molded Himself	121	(12)
The Feathered Mastodon	133	(9)
The Seminar From Hell	142	(15)
The Spell	157	(13)
Digging In Gehenna	170	(20)
Riding Janis	190