The Start of the End of it All
Book description
Eighteen stories deal with alien worlds, extraterrestrial invaders, crossbreeds, animals, and lonely city-dwellers
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The title story of this brilliant collection is a very funny alien invasion story told from the point of view of a woman who is convinced that the invasion is all about her. The other stories are similarly quirky and delightful.
The late Carol Emshwiller was a groundbreaking visionary writer who began publishing her funny, intriguing, unusual work after she was 30 and had to pry writing time away from the demands of her growing family.
When necessary, she would empty out the playpen in her living room, get into it with her typewriter, and work on her fiction while…
From Karen's list on science fiction and fantasy books that keep me reading.
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