Field of Fantasies
Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural
Night Shade Books · Print & ebook · October 14, 2014
Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses, superstitions, or supernatural events like baseball, America’s national pastime.
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- Who it’s for
- Baseball’s superstitions and supernatural possibilities make for an offbeat short-story mix.
- Themes
- Baseball and the supernatural, Science fiction and baseball
- Genres
- Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Story Anthologies, Sports Fiction
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Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses, superstitions, or supernatural events like baseball, America’s national pastime. While some of these can easily be explained, there are just as many that cannot. Field of Fantasies delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural.
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Whether it’s a frozen curveball, a robot pitcher, or fantasy outcomes (the Cubs winning the World Series!), these terrific stories are ones that fans of science fiction will enjoy, while fans of baseball will find strangely believable. Included in this wonderful anthology are stories from such prolific authors as: Stephen King Jack Kerouac Karen Joy Fowler Rod Serling W. P. Kinsella And many more! Never has a book combined the incredible events of baseball and science fiction like Field of Fantasies does. Whether you’re a sport or science fiction fan, these stories will appeal not only to your fandom, but also to your appreciation and acceptance of the unknown taking place on the baseball diamond. If you’ve ever held a bat or glove in your hand (or just watched the game on TV), you’ll be enthralled by these terrific tales that range from the sandlot to the sold-out stadium.
Strange on the Diamond
Baseball’s superstitions and supernatural possibilities make for an offbeat short-story mix.
Come here for
- Baseball folklore with a science-fictional tilt
- The pleasure of the game getting gloriously uncanny
Expect
- Short stories spanning sandlots to sold-out stadiums
- A blend of strange turns and baseball familiarity
Where it sits
| Sports Fiction | 57% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi Short Stories | 36% |
| Short Story Anthologies | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fantasy Anthologies
- Paranormal Fantasy
- Sports Fiction
- Authors
- Rick Wilber
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- October 14, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball and the supernatural · Science fiction and baseball
- Reading lane
- Fantasy Anthologies