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When the Man Schemes

ktoffler — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:36:24 +0000

Jeff Peters has been engaged in as many schemes for making money as there are recipes for cooking rice in Charleston, S.C. Best of all I like to hear him tell of his earlier days when he sold liniments and cough cures on street corners, living hand to mouth, heart to heart with the people, throwing heads or tails with fortune for his last coin. In the evening when the wind had dropped a little, they went out on the groyne to see the steamer come in. There were a great many people walking about the harbour; they had gathered to welcome some one, bringing bouquets. And two peculiarities of a well-dressed Yalta crowd were very conspicuous: the elderly ladies were dressed like young ones, and there were great numbers of generals. Owing to the roughness of the sea, the steamer arrived late, after the sun had set, and it was a long time turning about before it reached the groyne. Anna Sergeyevna looked through her lorgnette at the steamer and the passengers as though looking for acquaintances, and when she turned to Gurov her eyes were shining. She talked a great deal and asked disconnected questions, forgetting next moment what she had asked; then she dropped her lorgnette in the crush. The festive crowd began to disperse; it was too dark to see people’s faces. The wind had completely dropped, but Jeff and Anna Sergeyevna still stood as though waiting to see some one else come from the steamer. Anna Sergeyevna was silent now, and sniffed the flowers without looking at Peters. Jeff had to fill the silence, but specifics eluded him: he began on a wandering tangent. “One morning me and Andy wakes up with sixty-eight cents between us in a yellow pine hotel on the edge of the pre-digested hoe-cake belt of Southern Indiana. How we got off the train there the night before I can’t tell you; for she went through the village so fast that what looked like a saloon to us through the car window turned out to be a composite view of a drug store and a water tank two blocks apart. Why we got off at the first station we could, belongs to a little oroide gold watch and Alaska diamond deal we failed to pull off the day before, over the Kentucky line. When I woke up I heard roosters crowing, and smelt something like the fumes of nitro-muriatic acid, and heard something heavy fall on the floor below us, and a man swearing.” “Cheer up, Jeff,’ said Anna. “Were in a rural community. Somebody has just tested a gold brick downstairs. Well go out and get whats coming to us from a farmer; and then yoicks! and away!” “You are so full of life, Anna Sergeyevna…” Peters said quietly. “Its wrong,” she answered. “You will be the first to despise me now.” There was a water-melon on the table. Jeff cut himself a slice and began eating it without haste. There followed at least half an hour of silence.

Tales from Inside the Boerarrium, Science Fiction Vol. I

ktoffler — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:01:01 +0000

A.K. Otterness

Tales from Inside the Boerarrium, Science Fiction Vol. I

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Publisher: Maerska Publishing

Year Published: 2007

Bibliography Information and notes: “Kerrazy. Plantaddict? a planet with hyper-intelligent weeds that follows a ship? soap operas, the last hope of humanity? fascists who live in the fog? kewl. kinda rudy rucker, kinda strugatsky, kinda lethem.“

The Solid Confessor: Science Fiction Classics

ktoffler — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:01:01 +0000

Eckonesbit

The Solid Confessor: Science Fiction Classics

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Publisher: Maerska Publishing

Year Published: 2007

Bibliography Information and notes: “Apocalyptic william s. burroughs type of dystopic science fiction dementia. disturbingly illustrated. took us awhile to read, but worth it. reprint of some cult literature book from the late 80′s.“

Minority Report Soundtrack – John Williams

ktoffler — Sat, 03 Aug 2002 14:01:01 +0000

Philip K. Dick

Minority Report Soundtrack – John Williams

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Publisher: dreamworks

Year Published: 2002

Bibliography Information and notes: “its no book, just music, and by john williams at that. the star wars dude, maybe close encounters, etc… if you want the king of scifi muzak schmaltz, try it. were just happy someone spent some money on old philip, so were shamelessly devoting resources to it…“

The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories

ktoffler — Mon, 01 Apr 2002 14:01:01 +0000

Philip K. Dick

The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories

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Publisher: Citadel Press

Year Published: 2002

Bibliography Information and notes: “ed by james jr triptree. ok, but geeze, that cover art? still, better than nothing, and very down with the pulp aesthetic. the minority report is good, but after spielberg, just because its a movie.. The Unreconstructed M is far superior in our humble noosphere.“

The Minority Report

ktoffler — Wed, 06 Feb 2002 14:01:01 +0000

Philip K. Dick

The Minority Report

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Publisher: Pantheon Books

Year Published: 2002

Bibliography Information and notes: “ugh. its the spielberg movie version of a short story by philip k dick. its only missing the teleprompter and the frizzy hairstyled weather announcer with the painted on simile… (yes, simile..)“

Saucer Wisdom

ktoffler — Thu, 09 Sep 1999 13:01:01 +0000

Rudy Rucker

Saucer Wisdom

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Publisher: Tor Books

Year Published: 1999

Bibliography Information and notes: “Rucker’s Transreal locating of his ‘alleged’ alien abduction. Plus offers up visions of the future, in the realms of Biotechnology, Femtotechnology, and Transhumanity.“

A Perfect Vacuum

ktoffler — Sun, 05 Sep 1999 08:01:01 +0000

Stanislaw Lem

A Perfect Vacuum

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Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Year Published: 1999

Bibliography Information and notes: “the book blurb says it all: In a perfect vacuum, Stanislaw Lem presents a collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature – works that, in many cases, could not possibly be written. Embracing postmodernisms games for games sake ethos, Lem joins the contest with hilarious and grotesque results. Most of the reviews target the postmodern infatuation with antinarratives by lampooning their self-indulgence and exploiting their mannerisms. Lem exposes the limits of postmodern fiction, showing how its studious self-consciousness frequently conceals intellectual paucity. Beginning with a review of his own book, Lem moves on to tackle (or create pastiches of) the French new novel, James Joyce, pornography, authorless writing, and Dostoevsky, while at the same time ranging across scientific topics, from cosmology to the pervasiveness of computers. pure Post Pop Pulp all the way to the bank!“

A Stanislaw Lem Reader (Rethinking Theory)

ktoffler — Sun, 03 Aug 1997 12:01:01 +0000

Stanislaw Lem

A Stanislaw Lem Reader (Rethinking Theory)

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Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Year Published: 1997

Bibliography Information and notes: “hey! writers actually rethinking! sure sign of old school props. rethinking? what do you mean? i already paid my ghostwriters for that.“

The Hacker and the Ants

ktoffler — Wed, 08 Jun 1994 07:01:01 +0000

Rudy Rucker

The Hacker and the Ants

Publisher: Avon Books

Year Published: 1994

Bibliography Information and notes: “Cyber culture“