{"product_id":"an-unsettled-score-the-collected-twisted-visions-of-christopher-l-delguercio-paperback","title":"An Unsettled Score: The Collected Twisted Visions of Christopher L. DelGuercio - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Ledford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristopher L. Delguercio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Unsettled Score\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthology of short works by award-nominated author Christopher L. DelGuercio. This, his first collection, includes twenty twisted visions of speculative fiction spanning thrilling adventures on far flung, alien worlds and dystopian futurescapes; to mind-bending surrealities and nightmarish encounters with evil; to the bitingly satirical and overtly comical, these dark-hearted tales of monsters and mayhems are designed to entertain and delight, to surprise and to move. Ranging from poetic verse and flash fiction to novella-length narratives, in the rich tradition of such shining stars of the short form as Bradbury, Ellison, Gaiman, King, Martin, and Vonnegut, we can add an exciting new collection, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Unsettled Score\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIf you're in the mood for a hearty stew of stories to feed your cravings for the bizarre, the wondrous, and\u003cbr\u003ethe macabre, take a stroll through the twisted visions of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Unsettled Score\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003ePraise includes: \u003cbr\u003e\"... a wild ride. These are dark and creepy tales, with a touch of surrealism, and more than a touch of twisted humor ... a master craftsman ... terse and distilled-not a word or sentence is wasted ... dialogue that rings true, regardless of character or setting ... fresh and surprising. What a rich and mysterious imagination this author has.\"\u003cb\u003e --David G Moore, author, \u003ci\u003eKings Canyon, Stick People, and Harpies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... a rich feast for the science fiction and horror fan. His stories, poems and longer fiction offer enough variety to satisfy everyone with a taste for the bizarre, the offbeat and the truly terrifying ... very reminiscent of the works of the famed science fiction\/horror writer Ray Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles) and display the same sense of carefully twisted reality that the master writer is known for ... truly outstanding in terms of rising suspense ... an intricate journey into an incredible world to reveal what it means to be human, as well as inhuman ... an engrossing dynamic that combines slowly unraveling details with throat-gripping action. It's a daring combo that makes DelGuercio's prose stand out from that of many other fantasy writers. For all those who favor horror and science fiction - and all areas in between or intermingled - the stories in this collection will open new pathways of frightening discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Megan Davidson, Author of \u003ci\u003eOnce a Rogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Thundering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... also a writer in the classical sense. His work is timeless. He doesn't rely on any flavor-of-the-month tropes or ripped-from-the-headlines topics. Nearly any Christopher DelGuercio story that you read today will age well and be just as good five, ten years down the road. He writes the kind of stories that endure.\" \u003cb\u003e--Linda Lowen, book reviewer for a leading industry magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cbr\u003eIncludes: \u003cbr\u003eOriginal Sin\u003cbr\u003eDark Men, Dark Machines\u003cbr\u003eA Time Bully's Report: August 13, 2046\u003cbr\u003eEden Succeeding, CNY Book-of-the-Year nominated novella\u003cbr\u003eMan Farm\u003cbr\u003eShi'roc-Su\u003cbr\u003eB饕a Daio's Inches\u003cbr\u003eThe Starway Pass\u003cbr\u003eMarvels Of The Burger King Parking Lot\u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Judy\u003cbr\u003eEvery Good Stud Comes To His Senses\u003cbr\u003eMetal With Me\u003cbr\u003eThe Arcadian Nights Of Rigel Kent\u003cbr\u003eFarewell Luther\u003cbr\u003eTwo Cups\u003cbr\u003eCopycat Jack\u003cbr\u003eUnbreakable Yu\u003cbr\u003eA Portrait of The Artist As a Stung Man\u003cbr\u003eHeavy Is The Head\u003cbr\u003eTempus Servivit\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonus\u003c\/i\u003e: Intro by the author to each piece regarding seed conception, influences, and history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 5 Elements: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthology 20\u003cbr\u003eTransmutation 195\u003cbr\u003eOther Worlds 57\u003cbr\u003eHorror, science fiction, speculative fiction. Cosmology, galactic civilization, aliens, mutation, occult, reality manipulation, colonization, dystopia, humor, new weird.\u003cbr\u003eAdult readers: violence; brief, mildly-graphic sexual situations; cursing; death; mutation; irreverence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: See the Author's Page\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777158086944,"sku":"9781942342038","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/baef950bdb30cec852dbd325f8a77662.webp?v=1780492808","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-unsettled-score-the-collected-twisted-visions-of-christopher-l-delguercio-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}