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Collected Stories
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 20, 2024
Sixteen classic stories that are bound to get under your skin, perfect for fans of cozy horror—from the brilliant mind of John Wyndham, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.” (Previously published as Jizzle, and now featuring a bonus novella) John Wyndham was one of the twentieth century’s most talented—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers.
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- Genres
- Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Stories (Single Author), Mystery Anthologies
- Published
- Random House Publishing Group, August 20, 2024
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Sixteen classic stories that are bound to get under your skin, perfect for fans of cozy horror—from the brilliant mind of John Wyndham, whom Stephen King called “the best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced.” (Previously published as Jizzle, and now featuring a bonus novella) John Wyndham was one of the twentieth century’s most talented—and neglected—science fiction and horror writers. He was a master of marrying the extraordinary with the banal.
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His thought-provoking and eerily prescient writing took everyday situations and added a touch of the bizarre to challenge the way readers saw the world around them. In these stories, a man on his deathbed is given the opportunity to relive his life; a Welsh couple receives a mysterious egg from their son who is traveling abroad; a woman writes a novel based on her vivid dreams and discovers she isn’t the only one experiencing them; a scientist seeks to create “the perfect creature”; a London commuter train becomes more and more packed, seemingly headed straight to hell . . . and more! For the first time, this collection now includes Wyndham’s classic murder mystery novella, The Curse of the Burdens, showcasing his mastery of multiple genres.
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Short Stories | 50% |
|---|---|
| Mystery Anthologies | 47% |
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Horror
- Sci-Fi Short Stories
- Authors
- John Wyndham
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- August 20, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics