Chimerascope a story of many parts: A dinner conversationtakes three lifetimes to finish; a geologist faces a planet-sized, eons-oldpuzzle to save her crew; the hero of the Fall of Earth must choose between loveand revenge; a man is born each day into a new life only to die eachnight; a sentient aurora threatens the last of humanity; and a house as big asthe world. These are some of the stories you will encounter inChimerascope, the first full collection of short fiction fromaward-winning Canadian author, Douglas Smith. Sixteen engaging stories of fantasy and science fiction that take you fromlove in fourteenth-century Japan to humanity's last stand, from virtual realityto the end of reality, from alien drug addictions to a dinner where a man loseseverything.
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21 April 2012
By Krista
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I had intended the read the first story, get a feel for the collection, and then book a time that I would read it all. No way. This collection was impossible to put down. This contains one of the best collections of speculative fiction I have ever read. There is a reason that the majority of these stories have won awards and nominations. Smith is absolutely brilliant as he proves SF is every bit as intelligent and thought-provoking as any literary work out there.
My favourite in the collection was "Scream Angel," with my new favourite first line: They stopped beating Trelayne when they saw that he enjoyed it. I surprisingly also liked "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down." I generally don't like horror, so it was a surprise to have enjoyed this one as much as I did.
My favourite in the collection was "Scream Angel," with my new favourite first line: They stopped beating Trelayne when they saw that he enjoyed it. I surprisingly also liked "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down." I generally don't like horror, so it was a surprise to have enjoyed this one as much as I did.
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14 Feb 2011
By Cindie Geddes
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I don't know where Douglas Smith gets his ideas or how he manages to wrap those ideas inside such real characters, but I'm happy he does. Each of his stories stands on its own as a great read. But taken together, they add up to a way of seeing the world that I find fascinating. His imagination is a place I could explore for years.
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