Sideshow (Tales of the Galactic Midway Series #1)

by Mike Resnick

Overview

Carny owner Thaddeus Flint kidnaps a rival carnival' freak show, only to learn that the "freaks" are alien tourists visiting Earth in the one disguise they thought was safe from discovery. As they fall sick and go into fits of depression, Flint must work to keep them healthy and on display, which leads to a most unlilkely bond between captor and captives.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011817519
Publisher:	Kirinyaga, Inc.
Publication date:	10/05/2010
Series:	Tales of the Galactic Midway Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	891 KB

About the Author

Mike Resnick is the winner of 5 Hugos (from a record 34 nominations), plus a Nebula and other major awards in the USA, France, Spain, Poland, Croatia and Japan. He is the author of 62 novels, 250 short stories, and 2 screenplays, and is the editor of more than 40 anthologies. According to Locus, he is the all-time leading award winner, living or dead, for short fiction, and if 4th on the all-time list when you add in his novels. His work has been translated into 26 languages. He will be the Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention.

Editorial Reviews

In both the misfit humans and the strange aliens of this hybrid carnival we come to discover the same mixture of eccentricity and poignant craving for respect. These are memorable characters, more than strong enough to last through another three novels as they make their way from Earth to whatever awaits them on the Galactic Midway.

Faren Miller

Resnick focuses on character here, and he effectively displays an evil that is lems evil than ppain, deserving not damnation but sympathy and the salvation it finds.

Tom Easton

In SIDESHOW you will be entertained by someone who knows what Sf readers mean by entertainment.

Algis Budrys