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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. I first became acquainted with Paul Cornell when he wrote the episode “Father’s Day” for the 2005 return of Doctor Who. His episode had everything I could possibly want - time travel, pathos, hubris, deep human longing, and big scary monsters with gnashing teeth. Oh, and the end of the world.If you too are a fan of those things, then Cornell’s story collection A BETTER WAY TO DIE will not disappoint. The stories from very early in his career show fascinating glimpses of the writer he would become, while also standing on their own. And Cornell’s personal notes after each one give you a glimpse of the man himself - smart, caring, self-aware and very, very British. If you’re not already a fan, this is a wonderful gateway book in the the weird worlds of Paul Cornell. And if you’re already familiar, open it up and enjoy. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. I disliked some of the stories in this collection (namely the first few in the book, and the Hamilton stories at the end). There were, however, some in the middle which I found enjoyable. I liked the Wild Card stories, as they were the most fun. I doubt I'd pick up another book by this author though, as his style isn't the kind I enjoy-a little too complicated for me to get into easily. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. As with most short story collections there are some that you don't like as the others, but I liked most of these. Some of these were written on a theme to join other stories on the same theme in an anthology so may do better when read in the context of those other stories.I'm getting the negatives out the way, because I enjoyed many of these. Paul is quite capable of writing in different styles within the SFF genre to a very high standard. There are a couple of clutches of stories that belong together - the Wild Cards series and the Jonathan Hamilton, which is a treat because you get more of the same good stuff. After each (or sometimes before) story there is a bit of background which I found useful. Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing. I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. Some of the stories were interesting, some just ok an and some were too confusing for me - I got lost at to what is happening. Maybe too experimental for me? I don't know if I would read anything by this author again nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Paul Cornell has written Doctor Who for the BBC, Batman & Robin for DC, and Wolverine for Marvel. He has won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, the Eagle Award for his comics, and shares a Writer's Guild Award for television. He is one of only two people to be Hugo Award nominated for all three media. A Better Way to Die is his first ever short story collection, providing a comprehensive overview of his work. Featured here are both his contributions to George RR Martin's Wildcards series and all the Jonathan Hamilton stories, including "One of Our Bastards is Missing," shortlisted for the Hugo Award in 2010, and "A Better Way to Die," winner of a BSFA Award in 2011. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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