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"Wit is the only wall Between us and the dark"
HOWARD WALDROP
ABOUT HOWARD
Howard Waldrop was one of the most original voices in American speculative fiction. Born in Texas in 1946, he became known for inventive short stories that blended science fiction, alternate history, Western lore, pop culture, and sharp humor into something entirely his own. A master of the short form, his work earned major honors including the World Fantasy Award and the Nebula Award. Waldrop’s stories continue to surprise readers with their intelligence, wit, and refusal to fit neatly into any one genre.
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BOOKS
As good as it was, however, Them Bones still wasn’t a patch on Howard’s short stories. Short fiction remains Waldrop’s forte, and believe me, nobody does it better. You’ve got a damned fine sampler of Waldrop in the pages that follow, the famous stories and the obscure ones, plucked from magazines with hundreds or hundreds of thousands of readers. The only thing they all have in common is their quality. If this is your first taste of Howard, I envy you. Bet you can’t read just one.
—George R. R. Martin, 1986
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