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"Intense like poems, compressed like epigrams, short stories have always inclined to the lyrical and biting. No story writer ever bit more sharply or wrote more gracefully than John Collier. When I first encountered his work, twenty-five years ago, I was shocked by his plots and delighted by his cruelty; now I take my delight in the dark silky stuff of his prose style, and the shock lies in his faultless execution and in his mastery of craft. If you don't know his work, you owe yourself the pleasure - the indispensable pleasure - of Collier."

Michael Chabon

"Here is a world of moonshine and madness, of suburbia invaded by fiends and angels, of magic spells, grotesque melodrama and lunatic farce, surprising, ludicrous, terrifying."

New York Times

Fancies and Goodnights Vol 1

John Collier

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All the short stories of John Collier are now collected in two volumes, Fancies and Goodnights Vol 1 and Fancies and Goodnights Vol 2.

Vol 1 won the International Fantasy Award in 1951 His fantastic ability to mix satire with though provoking 'what ifs' is clearly seen in this compilation of thirty-two short stories entitled, Fancies and Goodnights.

He pulls the reader into a world of fantasy, make believe, and even 'Hell'. As the stories unfold, the surreal and bizarre become almost possible as we weave in and out of 'reality'.

John Collier uses the shortcomings, selfishness and downright stupidity of ordinary man and his incredible imagination to develop a new and exciting twist in each of these witty stories. Subjects such as eternal youth potions, man-eating flowers, and murder are fraught with humor and mystery. He leaves the audience wanting more.

-- Bottle Party		-- Without Benefit Of Galsworthy
-- De Mortuis		-- Back For Christmas
-- Evening Primrose		-- Another American Tragedy
-- Witch's Money		-- Midnight Blue
-- The Touch of Nutmeg Makes It		-- Gavin O'Leary
-- Three Bears Cottage		-- If You Knew If Age Could
-- Wet Saturday		-- Thus I Refute Beelzy
-- Squirrels Have Bright Eyes		-- Special Delivery
-- Halfway To Hell		-- Little Memento
-- The Lady On The Gray		-- Green Thoughts
-- Incident On A Lake		-- Romance Lingers Adventure Lives
-- Over Insurance		-- Bird of Prey
-- Old Acquaintance		-- The Steel Cat
-- The Frog Prince		-- In The Cards
-- Season Of Mists		-- Youth from Vienna
-- Great Possibilities		-- The Chaser

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