Strange doings

Lafferty was a magician. These stories sparkle with life and wit, and I can't think of any other writer to compare him, too. He eschews all conventional science fiction conventions, and breaks into open fantasy and magical realism here. The curation of stories is tighter than in Nine Hundred Grandmothers, but there's still a sense of a shared universe with recurring characters from the previous collection turning up again. Centipede Press has been publishing Lafferty's complete stories, and are up to 7 volumes now, but they're all out of print and extremely expensive. It would be something if a publisher with more means could take this project on.

Solid story-writing craftsmanship and boundless SF/F inventiveness combine to make this collection a genre classic.

A collection of short stories, all by Lafferty, and containing one of my favourite tites "Continued on the Next rock." great fun, read them all.

Partial photocopy.

16 Fantastische Verhalen en dan bedoel ik ook Fantastisch!