Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex
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Back cover:
"From Neil Gaiman's examination of predator/prey relationships to Samuel R. Delany's classic depiction of how the altered fit among us ... from Sherry Coldsmith's cold-eyed view of prostitution to the dream visions of Joyce Carol Oates, John Kaiine, Lisa Tuttle, Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg ... this anthology offers a score of erotic possibilities that - right or wrong - will make you think and feel things you've never felt before ..."
Table of Contents:
Forward ~ Robert Silverberg
Introduction ~ Ellen Datlow
The Reality Trip ~ Robert Silverberg
The Tattooist ~ Susan Wade
Dolly Sodom ~ John Kaiine
The Lucifer of Blue ~ Sherry Coldsmith
The Queen of the Apocalypse ~ Scott Bradfield
Oral ~ Richard Christian Matheson
Grand Prix ~ Simon Ings
The House of Mourning ~ Brian Stableford
Fetish ~ Maria Soukup
Red Sonja and Lessingham in Dreamland ~ Gwyneth Jones
The Future of Birds ~ Mike O'Driscoll
Captain China ~ Bruce McAllistar
Background: The Dream ~ Lisa Tuttle
Aye, and Gommorah ~ Samuel R. Delaney
Ursus Triad, Later ~ Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg
Sextraterrestrials ~ Joe Haldeman & Jane Yolen
The Dream-Catcher ~ Joyce Carol Oates
His Angel ~ Roberta Lannes
Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture) ~ Neil Gaiman
In the Month of Athyr ~ Elizabeth Hand
"From Neil Gaiman's examination of predator/prey relationships to Samuel R. Delany's classic depiction of how the altered fit among us ... from Sherry Coldsmith's cold-eyed view of prostitution to the dream visions of Joyce Carol Oates, John Kaiine, Lisa Tuttle, Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg ... this anthology offers a score of erotic possibilities that - right or wrong - will make you think and feel things you've never felt before ..."
Table of Contents:
Forward ~ Robert Silverberg
Introduction ~ Ellen Datlow
The Reality Trip ~ Robert Silverberg
The Tattooist ~ Susan Wade
Dolly Sodom ~ John Kaiine
The Lucifer of Blue ~ Sherry Coldsmith
The Queen of the Apocalypse ~ Scott Bradfield
Oral ~ Richard Christian Matheson
Grand Prix ~ Simon Ings
The House of Mourning ~ Brian Stableford
Fetish ~ Maria Soukup
Red Sonja and Lessingham in Dreamland ~ Gwyneth Jones
The Future of Birds ~ Mike O'Driscoll
Captain China ~ Bruce McAllistar
Background: The Dream ~ Lisa Tuttle
Aye, and Gommorah ~ Samuel R. Delaney
Ursus Triad, Later ~ Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg
Sextraterrestrials ~ Joe Haldeman & Jane Yolen
The Dream-Catcher ~ Joyce Carol Oates
His Angel ~ Roberta Lannes
Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture) ~ Neil Gaiman
In the Month of Athyr ~ Elizabeth Hand
Not all of the short stories in this collection are truly sci-fi. But they all deal with alien sex, in one way or another. I found some of the pieces boring, some heavy-handed, others intriguing, and most rather sad and disturbing - in a futuristic dystopia sort of way. My favorite pieces are probably "The Future of Birds," "Sextraterrestrials" and "In the Month of Athyr."
Added to Wyldewomin's LGBT bookbox
ETA 12/8/06 - USPS delivered on 11/21/06. I've attempted to contact Tammy via PM twice (once today, once last week). No replies. Will update as new info becomes available.
ETA 12/20/06 - I believe we can all kiss these books goodbye.
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ETA 12/8/06 - USPS delivered on 11/21/06. I've attempted to contact Tammy via PM twice (once today, once last week). No replies. Will update as new info becomes available.
ETA 12/20/06 - I believe we can all kiss these books goodbye.
http://smorewhore.livejournal.com/622085.html
http://bookcrossing.com/forum/20/4055354/77
http://bookcrossing.com/forum/20/4042313/48
ETA 3/16/07 - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/---/msearch?...
