I have been enjoying the work of Welsh fantasist Rhys Hughes for quite a few years now, and it’s an honor to be publishing not one, but three MEGAPACK® collections of his indescribably excellent, of which this is the first. There is fantasy, of course. But there is also absurdist comedy. And horrors. And monsters. And all manner of things that only he could come up with. Truly, there is no one writing at the moment who is anything like him. Looking backwards, he’s a bit like R.A. Lafferty (but not), and a bit like Neal Gaiman (but not), and a bit like Paul Di Filippo (but not). Or perhaps they are a bit like him? (Or not?) After all, it’s a bit field with lots of overlap.
Whatever these 24 tales are (or are not), prepare yourself for a strange and magical journey. You will have fun!
Included are:
BARBARIAN GRAN
VAMPIRIC GRAMPS
DEPRESSURISED GHOST STORY
THE POCKET SHOPS
ARMS AGAINST A SEA
THE AGELESS AGELASTS
THE PRIVATE PIRATES CLUB
SWALLOWING THE AMAZON
PYRAMID AND THISBE
THE FOREST CHAPEL BELL
JELLYDÄMMERUNG!
THE PURLOINED LIVER
JOURNEY THROUGH A WALL
THE JAM OF HYPNOS
THE TELL-TALE NOSE
THE BANKER OF INGOLSTADT
THE ASTRAL DISRUPTOR
THE MACROSCOPIC TEAPOT
THE CHIMNEY
WHAT I FEAR MOST
FINDING THE BOOK OF SAND
THE CANDID SLYNESS OF SCURRILITY FOREPAWS
CHAMELEONS
ANTON ARCTIC AND THE CONQUEST OF THE SCOTTISH POLE
If you enjoy this volume of our MEGAPACK® series, search your favorite ebook store for “Wildside Press MEGAPACK” to see the complete selction of more than 400 entries, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, literature, westerns, and much, much more!
