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Шаманский космос
«Представьте себе, что Вселенную можно разрушить всего одной пулей, если выстрелить в нужное место. «Шаманский космос» — книга маленькая, обольстительная и беспощадная, как злобный карлик в сияющем красном пальтишке. Айлетт пишет прозу, которая соответствует наркотикам класса А и безжалостно сжимает две тысячи лет дуалистического мышления во флюоресцирующий коктейль циничной авантюры. В «Шаманском космосе» все объясняется: зачем мы здесь, для чего это все, и почему нам следует это прикончить как можно скорее. Если вы ждали кого-то, кто напишет Библию XXI века, если вы ждали новой убийственной веры для кислотного поколения рейв-культуры, если вы ждали первого из великих неомодернистов нового...
Bigot Hall
Bigot Hall is the nightmare home of a family most people would rather forget. Uncle Burst's belief that his face is made of pasta is one of the milder notions with which he regales the family. Uncle Snapper is confined to a treehouse because of the uncontrollable urges he feels once is gun is loaded. Uncle Blute drowned in the lake at the wheel of his Morris Traveller, where he remains perfectly preserved. And Nanny Jack refuses all efforts to bury her and strikes terror into her relatives' hearts as she abandons yet another final resting place. Throughout this happy breed strolls a nameless anti-hero, who, when not kidnapped by clowns or puzzling out the fossilised family tree, is...
Токсикология
«Токсикология» — сборник коротких рассказов. Некоторые издаются впервые, другие перепечатываются из журналов и антологий. Все рассказы короткие (некоторые очень короткие). От внушающей благоговейный трепет образности «Гигантика» до приятной непочтительности «Если бы Армстронг был интересным», эти рассказы искрятся исключительным талантом, который ставит Стива Айлетта особняком среди современных авторов. Действие некоторых рассказов разворачивается в Светлопиве (среди них «Пистолет Сири», знакомящий с ужасным миром Тэффи Атома), а другие происходят вообще черт знает где; «Токсикология» — по большей части сатира с добавленными к ней редкими светлыми вставками (в том числе сатира на «Грозную...
Toxicology
Some stories in this new collection take place in Beerlight, the city of heroic criminals and villainous cops Steve Aylett introduced in Slaughtermatic. Others are set in unique worlds, creations of Aylett's twisted vision and sardonic sense of humor. "If Armstrong Was Interesting" is a series of scenarios imagining how the American hero might have jazzed up his voyage to the moon. In "Gigantic," corpses rain from the sky as payback for the massacres of our century.
Smithereens
Steve Aylett has been described as "utterly original" (SFX), "the most original voice in the literary scene" (Michael Moorcock), "an unstoppable master of space and time" (Asimov's) and "the coolest writer alive today" (Starburst). SMITHEREENS collects 19 stories including 'The Man Whose Head Expanded', the prophetic 'Download Syndrome', 'The Burnished Adventures of Injury Mouse', the full text of 'Voyage of the Iguana', the last ever Beerlight story 'Specter's Way', 'Horoscope', and the closest thing Aylett has ever written to a traditional SF story, 'Bossanova' (featuring a robot and two spaceships!) There are also animal-attack-while-writing reminiscences in 'Evernemesi' and...
Rebel at the End of Time
A NEW ADVENTURE IN MICHAEL MOORCOCK'S 'END OF TIME' UNIVERSE 21st-century revolutionary Leo finds himself at the End of Time, surrounded by decadent sorcerers whose childlike incomprehension is his worst nightmare. How to be effective when consequence is removed? What can have meaning when everything is transformed into fashion? Can love exist here? Leo storms through this lurid land in search of meaning, a cause, and a meal he can recognise. " the most original voice in the literary scene" - Michael Moorcock Steve Aylett has been described as "utterly original" (SFX), "an unstoppable master of space and time" (Asimov 's) and " the coolest writer alive today " (Starburst).
The Inflatable Volunteer
In the constant apocalypse nobody cares if your skull is made of wood or your friends are flying ants. Corrosive phantoms are two-a-penny in such a high-res environment. Minotaur Babs improves the shining hour by snogging horses and has a style pedal attached to his arm so he can punch people in the manner of various celebrities. A basement of whispering apes is the source of all wisdom. Bob is propelled through a hull door with only a parachute between him and the slamming palm of god. Placid vampires suggest shapeless and impractical management policies. But how much of the narrator's vortical tale is designed to annoy Eddie and waste his time? A volley of poetic stand-up, this intense...