The Final Folly of Captain Dancy and Other Pseudo-Historical Fantasies

by Lawrence Watt-Evans

Overview

Set sail on some most improbable seas with Hugo-winner Lawrence Watt-Evans as he explores the universe of stories set in the past -- stories the couldn't possibly have happened, but probably should have. Includes "The Final Folly of Captain Dancy," "Windwagon Smith and the Martians," "My Mother and I Go Shopping," and "One Million Lightbulbs." Bonus features: A new introduction by the author, an essay on how he came to write "Captain Dancy," and, at long last, the revelation we've all been waiting on so long: "What the Parrot Was For."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013101340
Publisher:	FoxAcre Press
Publication date:	08/17/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	110
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Lawrence Watt-Evans is the author of more than forty novels of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as over a hundred short stories, including the Hugo-winning “Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers.” He has served as president of the Horror Writers Association and treasurer of SFWA, and was the managing editor of the Hugo-nominated webzine Helix throughout its brief existence.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, he has lived for more than twenty years in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. He has a wife, two grown children, and the obligatory writer’s cat.
Visit his website at http://www.watt-evans.com, or find him on Facebook.