Scott Baker crée des récits qui plongent dans les territoires troublants de la fantasy et de l'horreur, souvent empreints de suspense psychologique. Sa première immersion dans la littérature gothique s'est épanouie en une passion de longue date pour la science-fiction, la fantasy et l'horreur. La prose de Baker se caractérise par ses concepts inventifs et sa capacité à tisser des fils thématiques complexes. Son écriture explore fréquemment les limites de la psyché humaine et les aspects les plus sombres de l'existence. Il est devenu une voix distinctive, apportant une perspective unique à la fiction spéculative.
In a thrilling blend of history, faith, science, and love, the narrative unfolds with high-stakes action and adventure. The story promises to engage readers with its dynamic plot and compelling characters, showcasing the author's talent as highlighted by Matthew Reilly. Expect a captivating journey that intertwines various themes, creating an exhilarating reading experience.
Introduction (Blood Is Not Enough) • (1989) • essay by Ellen Datlow Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be • (1967) • short story by Gahan Wilson The Silver Collar • (1989) • short story by Garry Kilworth Try a Dull Knife • (1968) • short story by Harlan Ellison Varicose Worms • (1989) • novelette by Scott Baker Lazarus • (1906) • short story by Leonid Andreyev L'Chaim! • (1989) • short story by Harvey Jacobs Return of the Dust Vampires • (1985) • short story by Sharon N. Farber Good Kids • (1989) • short story by Edward Bryant The Girl with the Hungry Eyes • (1949) • short story by Fritz Leiber The Janfia Tree • (1989) • short story by Tanith Lee A Child of Darkness • (1989) • short story by Susan Casper Nocturne • (1989) • poem by Steve Rasnic Tem Down Among the Dead Men • (1982) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann …To Feel Another's Woe • (1989) • short story by Chet Williamson Time Lapse • (1989) • poem by Joe Haldeman Dirty Work • (1989) • novelette by Pat Cadigan
Deadly Paths of Two-Soul Magic Rafti is a beautiful firedancer until she dies in a firepit and is brought back with a murdered girl's ghost-soul sharing her body. Double-souled—the mark of the shaman—Rafti is forced to a new destiny by the priest who has resurrected her, Moth. Moth, too, is double-souled and cursed to discover the secrets of necromancy. He lives a life of nightmare paths, phantasmic vision quests, and constant battle—sailing the River of Death, fighting the World-Eel and the stars, stealing from the palace of dead gods and from the thousand arms of the Earth goddess. At every turn, Moth's teacher, his gods, his allies, his ancestors, and even his magical weapons try to kill him. Now Rafti joins him in a world where masters destroy their students and priests betray their gods. Because magic cannot be avoided. But magic cannot be earned. Only stolen. Stolen from the souls of the dead.