The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh [MM0055]

2008 MMPB (724-pages) in Gift-Worthy condition. All of triple Hugo Award-winning Spokane author C.J. Cherryh's award-winning short fiction, collected in one volume for the first time... "It's rare that I'm not working on a novel. Short stories often happen between novels. Consequently my output is fairly small. But I love the tale-telling concept, the notion that I can spin a yarn, rather than construct something architectural and precise."

So writes C.J. Cherryh in the introduction to this book, the first comprehensive collection of her independent short fiction. For though Cherryh is primarily known for her novels, it's clear both from the more than two dozen brilliant and varied stories collected here, as well as her commentaries about them, that she loves the short forms and truly enjoys her forays into them. We welcome you to join the realms of C. J. Cherryh's imagination, where you'll visit: Cassandra -the Hugo Award-winning tale of a woman cursed with a unique, prophetic madness. Threads of Time -an unforgettable reminder that when you play tricks in time, Time itself may play the greatest trick on you. Sunfall -in which six mighty Earth cities laden with the grandeur of history confront their fates in the far future light of our own dying sun. And many other magical, alien, and future worlds, in a volume that incorporates all C. J. Cherryh's previous, long-unavailable collections, individual short stories that have never been compiled before, and a never-before-published novella written specifically for this book. Board this spaceship where your tour guide is one of the most gifted and brilliant science fiction and fantasy writers, and embark on a journey fueled by the imagination of the incomparable C. J. Cherryh.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Wow, just wow. Fabulous body of short stuff. And we get to meet Ms Cherryh closer to the bone with her philosophical insights on space time, her writing, and herself. Really, the very best."; "There are usually stories you like the best, and ones you weren't quite so keen on. But this is brilliant. Her short stories are outstanding. It's a pity she didn't write more of them."; "CJ Cherryh is a novelist through and through; her strengths lying in world building and political intrigue. However, I liked her short stories as I get to see her playing around with ideas without the need for perfect polish. Would love to see more traditional novelists release their loosies"; "Not every story is a hit, but each is uniquely impactful. The best of which are very much so."