The Campfire Collection Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-05-05
Publisher(s): Chronicle Books
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Summary

You can run, but you can't hide...The thinking outdoorsman's handbook to the heebie-jeebies, this third volume of ourCampfire Collectiongathers thirteen terrifying tales of alien abductions, encounters, and freakish forays into the unknown. Perfect to read aloud around a fire or in the comfort and "relative safety" of a cozy armchair,Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encountersoffers stories from such masters of fright as Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, Damon Knight, and more. Designed with rounded corners, a durable cover, and large type for easy reading by campfire or flashlight, this rugged companion is more than trail-ready for any excursion. With an unnerving introduction by Michael Berry, science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for theSan Francisco Chronicle, this creepy collection confirms that sinking feeling that something is just...not...quite...right....

Author Biography

Michael Berry has served as the primary reviewer of science fiction and fantasy for the San Francisco Chronicle for more than 15 years.

Gina Hyams is an author and editor specializing in mysterious and confounding subjects. She lives in Northern California.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 8(6)
PART I CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
I Am the Doorway
14(14)
by Stephen King
Project: Earth
28(25)
By Philip K. Dick
Radiance
53(13)
By Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Venus Hunters
66(34)
By J.G. Gallard
The One That Got Away
100(14)
By Kristine Kathryn Rusch
PART II ALIEN INVASIONS
To Serve Man
114(9)
By Damon Knight
Pictures Don't Lie
123(21)
By Katherine MacLean
Betelgeuse Bridge
144(20)
By William Tenn
Eight O'Clock in the Morning
164(6)
By Ray Nelson
Night of the Cooters
170(26)
By Howard Waldrop
PART III ALIEN ABDUCTIONS
The Women Men Don't See
196(32)
By James Tiptree Jr.
Saul
228(12)
By Peter Schweighofer
A Rustle of Owl's Wings
240(9)
By Thomas Smith
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES 249(5)
ACKNOWLEDGMENETES 254

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