Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Publisher Description
Kick out the jams with hot licks and fantastic riffs on rock and roll from the only kind of fiction that feeds the soul: science fiction and fantasy. Like rock, speculative fiction is larger than life, there's no limit on where it can take you. And neither is—even now—fully respectable. Electrifying stories with the drive, the emotion, the soul of rock. Headliners and rising stars take the stage with their greatest hits. Find a place, grab some space . . . get ready to rock!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This collection of 24 stories, ranging from new works to decades-old Hugo nominees, unevenly evokes rock music s legacy of pushing boundaries and railing against the establishment ethos. In Lawrence C. Connolly s evocative Mercenary, sniper and musician Lorcan uncovers a dangerous truth about the mysterious, charismatic singer Bobbie Quicksilver and his guerrilla shows. The other original work, Del James s Mourningstar, in which the sociopathic lead singer of a death metal band seeks revenge on his brilliant guitarist, is hampered by stilted dialogue, a dubious plot, and one-dimensional characterizations. Most of the reprints retain their poignancy and impact; Michael Swanwick s bleak and disturbing The Feast of Saint Janis (1980) evokes a post-crisis destitute America where a desperate performer is remade into the image of Janis Joplin, and in Poppy Z. Brite s deliciously creepy Arise (1998), a rocker bequeaths his very peculiar home among other things to a washed-up bandmate. Despite the sometimes inconsistent quality and nature of the stories, this diverse collection will appeal to most rock-and-roll and genre fans.
