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After Death...

av Eric J. Guignard (Redaktör)

Andra författare: Simon Clark (Bidragsgivare), Ray Cluley (Bidragsgivare), Jamie Lackey (Bidragsgivare), John Langan (Bidragsgivare), Bentley Little (Bidragsgivare)5 till, Joe McKinney (Bidragsgivare), William Meikle (Bidragsgivare), Lisa Morton (Bidragsgivare), David Tallerman (Bidragsgivare), Steve Rasnic Tem (Bidragsgivare)

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Death. Who has not considered their own mortality and wondered at what awaits, once our frail human shell expires? What occurs after the heart stops beating, after the last breath is drawn, after life as we know it terminates? Does our spirit remain on Earth while the mortal body rots? Do remnants of our soul transcend to a celestial Heaven or sink to Hell's torment? Are we offered choices in an individualized afterlife? Can we die again in the hereafter? Is life merely a cosmic joke, or is it an experiment for something greater? Included within this critically acclaimed anthology are answers to these queries alongside tales and suppositions relating from traditional ghosts to the afterlife of e-coli. Explore the afterworld of an Australian cowboy. Discover what the white light really means to the recently departed. Consider the impact of modern, or future, technology on the dead. Follow the karmic path of reincarnation. Travel from the 999th level of Fengdu's Hell to the gates of Robot Heaven. Enclosed are thirty-four all-new dark and speculative fiction stories, individually illustrated by Audra Phillips, and exploring the possibilities "after death." TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction by Eric J. Guignard Someone to Remember by Andrew S. Williams Boy, 7 by Alvaro Rodriguez Sea of Trees by Edward M. Erdelac The Last Moments Before Bed by Steve Rasnic Tem The Resurrection Policy by Lisa Morton High Places by John M. Floyd Circling the Stones at Fulcrum's Low by Kelda Crich I Will Remain by David Steffen Tree of Life by Aaron J. French The Reckless Alternative by Sanford Allen & Josh Rountree The Thousandth Hell by Brad C. Hodson Mall Rats by James S. Dorr Afterword by Ray Cluley Like a Bat out of Hell by Jonathan Shipley The Overlander by Jacob Edwards Forever by John Palisano My Father Knew Douglas MacArthur by Bentley Little Robot Heaven by Jamie Lackey Beyond the Veil by Robert B. Marcus, Jr. Prisoner of Peace by David Tallerman A Feast of Meat and Mead by Christine Morgan Be Quiet At The Back by William Meikle Cages by Peter Giglio Hammerhead by Simon Clark Marvel at the Face of Forever by Kelly Dunn The Unfinished Lunch by Trevor Denyer I Was The Walrus by Steve Cameron The Devil's Backbone by Larry Hodges The Death of E. Coli by Benjamin Kane Ethridge Final Testament of a Weapons Engineer by Emily C. Skaftun Acclimation Package by Joe McKinney Hellevator by Josh Strnad In and Out the Window by Allan Izen With Max Barry in the Nearer Precincts by John Langan… (mer)
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Wow, this book is a profound collection of stories covering so many chilling and smart possibilities of what could happen after death. There's lots of ghost and devil stories, but there's also things I never thought up, like the afterworld for bacteria, what happens to animals after death, coming back after death from technology, stories of different gods from other cultures and bizarre interpretations of otherworldly rooms and worlds. I really liked The Reckless Alternative which was Joe Strummer (from the Clash) in his own afterlife; and Beyond the Veil in which we never die, but live our same life over and over; The Unfinished Lunch, where a man dies and his soul absorbs into a salad bowl (sounds weird, but really touching!); and Circling The Stones At Fulcrum's Low, about a witch who is cursed to remain in a superstitious town that hunts her down every time she is reborn. ( )
  Vivian_Metzger | Jul 25, 2018 |
After Death starts off with a cool premise, what happens after a person dies. Sometimes the stories occur immediately after death, sometimes it’s during a much longer time line. There is a mix of big name horror authors and lesser known ones, and overall a really good flow to the anthology. One of the things that I really enjoyed about the anthology was the short introductions that precede each of the stories. They were little nuggets of insight that added to the stories and were a nice touch. There were a variety of topics from the ferryman transporting the dead, to reincarnation, to purgatory, hell, heaven, and many places in between.
Like most anthologies, not all of the stories worked, but most of them were quite good. If I had to single out a few that I especially enjoyed, they would have to be “Someone to Remember” by Andrew S. Williams, which starts off the book on the right track; “The Resurrection Policy” by Lisa Morton, which I found to be crafty and creative; and “The Devil’s Backbone” by Larry Hodges, which I found to be well-conceived, well-executed, and well-written, my favorite in the anthology. There is a lot of good short fiction in this anthology, and it was impeccably edited. This is an anthology that I highly recommend.

Carl Alves - author of Blood Street ( )
1 rösta Carl_Alves | Feb 2, 2014 |
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****Review by Publishers Weekly*****

This anthology addresses one of the most basic questions of human existence: what happens when we die? The answers come in the form of 34 stories that explore diverse notions of ghosts (Edward M. Erdelac’s “Sea of Trees”) and demons (William Meikle’s “Be Quiet at the Back”), trapped souls (Steve Cameron’s “I Was the Walrus”), mishaps in resurrection (Lisa Morton’s “The Resurrection Policy”), and unbearable eternities (David Tallerman’s “Prisoner of Peace”). The newly deceased protagonists may be confused, angry, resigned, or unaware that they are dead, so even those vignettes with more exposition than plot convey a sense of personal discovery (if perhaps of the hopeless kind). Though the majority of the pieces come from the darker side of the genre, a solid minority are playful, clever, or full of wonder. This makes for good variety but a bit of emotional whiplash, somewhat mitigated by Guignard’s clever introductions and Audra Phillips’s portraitlike illustrations. This strong and well-themed anthology is sure to make readers contemplative even while it creates nightmares.

— Publishers Weekly, http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9885569-2-8 ( )
1 rösta | Eric_J._Guignard | Jun 22, 2013 |
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Guignard, Eric J.Redaktörprimär författarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Clark, SimonBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Cluley, RayBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Lackey, JamieBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Langan, JohnBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Little, BentleyBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
McKinney, JoeBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Meikle, WilliamBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Morton, LisaBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Tallerman, DavidBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
Tem, Steve RasnicBidragsgivaremedförfattarealla utgåvorbekräftat
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Death. Who has not considered their own mortality and wondered at what awaits, once our frail human shell expires? What occurs after the heart stops beating, after the last breath is drawn, after life as we know it terminates? Does our spirit remain on Earth while the mortal body rots? Do remnants of our soul transcend to a celestial Heaven or sink to Hell's torment? Are we offered choices in an individualized afterlife? Can we die again in the hereafter? Is life merely a cosmic joke, or is it an experiment for something greater? Included within this critically acclaimed anthology are answers to these queries alongside tales and suppositions relating from traditional ghosts to the afterlife of e-coli. Explore the afterworld of an Australian cowboy. Discover what the white light really means to the recently departed. Consider the impact of modern, or future, technology on the dead. Follow the karmic path of reincarnation. Travel from the 999th level of Fengdu's Hell to the gates of Robot Heaven. Enclosed are thirty-four all-new dark and speculative fiction stories, individually illustrated by Audra Phillips, and exploring the possibilities "after death." TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction by Eric J. Guignard Someone to Remember by Andrew S. Williams Boy, 7 by Alvaro Rodriguez Sea of Trees by Edward M. Erdelac The Last Moments Before Bed by Steve Rasnic Tem The Resurrection Policy by Lisa Morton High Places by John M. Floyd Circling the Stones at Fulcrum's Low by Kelda Crich I Will Remain by David Steffen Tree of Life by Aaron J. French The Reckless Alternative by Sanford Allen & Josh Rountree The Thousandth Hell by Brad C. Hodson Mall Rats by James S. Dorr Afterword by Ray Cluley Like a Bat out of Hell by Jonathan Shipley The Overlander by Jacob Edwards Forever by John Palisano My Father Knew Douglas MacArthur by Bentley Little Robot Heaven by Jamie Lackey Beyond the Veil by Robert B. Marcus, Jr. Prisoner of Peace by David Tallerman A Feast of Meat and Mead by Christine Morgan Be Quiet At The Back by William Meikle Cages by Peter Giglio Hammerhead by Simon Clark Marvel at the Face of Forever by Kelly Dunn The Unfinished Lunch by Trevor Denyer I Was The Walrus by Steve Cameron The Devil's Backbone by Larry Hodges The Death of E. Coli by Benjamin Kane Ethridge Final Testament of a Weapons Engineer by Emily C. Skaftun Acclimation Package by Joe McKinney Hellevator by Josh Strnad In and Out the Window by Allan Izen With Max Barry in the Nearer Precincts by John Langan

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