PALOS VERDES, Calif., April 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J. Allan Wolf's literary dexterity has resulted in a landmark vision of the future that is at once terrifying, fantastic, and ultimately hopeful: Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian Universe.
Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian Universe is an imaginative collection of one novella and seven short stories strange and diverse, uncomfortably weird yet rooted in the most human of emotions and desires. Join a brilliant group of individuals as they desperately try to circumvent ecological catastrophe in "Spacebraid," the cinematic story of courage in a dying world. Learn the innermost thoughts of a sensitive vampire in "The Vampire's Lament." Attend a very terminal soiree in "Final Discretion." In these and four other stories, you will explore deeply disturbing worlds in which the guiding forces are the will to survive, to find love, and to belong.
Be forewarned that these stories will challenge you to examine your deepest emotions and wants. They connect at a viscerally potent level, placing you in touch with your values, hopes, and fears. In Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian Universe, Wolf emerges as a master storyteller adept at summoning the proverbial dark forces that populate our terrified consciousness. If you have courage, by all means take the journey. You'll be glad you did.
About the Author
J. Allan Wolf was born in 1946 in New York City and spent most of his youth in southern California. He has been a practicing physician and is currently an executive with a large healthcare company. Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian Universe is Wolf's first published collection of fiction. His other published works are essays, humor, and "how-to" articles for a variety of publications including Medical Economics, QST, CQ, and Radio Control Modeler. He lives with his wife in southern California and has two grown daughters and a son-in-law of whom he is infinitely proud.
Spacebraid and Other Tales of a Dystopian Universe * By J. Allan Wolf
Publication Date: October 19, 2004
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