Twelve imaginative, fantastical stories from the author of BLACK FLAMES and THE FINAL DREAM & OTHER FICTIONS. With wit and wordplay and unforgettable characters, the tales will entrance you. As stated in the Providence Journal, Pearlman "writes with a fluid gracefulness and wit that frolics and riffs like a jazz musician taking off for the sheer linguistic pleasures of what words can be made to do." Cover art by Frank Wu.

The Best-Known Man in the World & Other Misfits

Literature & Fiction

Pearlman, Daniel

Literary

Aardwolf Pr

"Mark Siegel's ECHO AND NARCISSUS is a tragicomic downbound train powered by hi-octane rock 'n' roll voodoo. From the John Fogarty swampedelic riffs of Part One, to the Jim Morrison Lizard King squalor of Part Two, to the Elvis-in-a-gold-jumpsuit decadence of Part Three, this novel chronicling the lives and hard times of Max, the wasted guitarist with a mind too nimble for his own good, and Echo, his naive yet wise child bride with pipes of gold, covers more quintessential American pop culture terrain than anything by Salmon Rushdie or Don DeLillo. Siegel is the Bad, Bad Leroy Brown of slipstream writing: meaner than a junkyard dog, but you can't help petting his razorback fur." --Paul Di Filippo, author of STRANGE TRADES  

Echo and Narcissus

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Siegel, Mark

Fantasy

In Darren Speegle's collection Gothic Wine, we encounter specters and incubi, unnatural children and maddened artists, succubi and mysterious strangers, all present in the classically resonant yet modern setting of Europe, that same time-haunted and grief-sown continent inhabited by E. T. A. Hoffman's creations. Sometimes muted by fog and night, at other times starkly revealed in daylight, Speegle's protagonists meet their occult fates in manners both elegant and brutal. These stories are like a draught of some fabled German ice wine, possessing an unforgettable sweetness that only arises when cruel frost is applied to the grape." -Paul Di Filippo, critic for Asimov's and author of Strange Trades

Gothic Wine

Speegle, Darren

Contemporary

<p>Your opponent always gets better cards than you do? Then your only hope is to outpeg her in the play of the hand. Dan Barlow, former National Open Tournament champion shows you how, with detailed strategies for the opening lead, the endgame, and everything between, all in reader-friendly conversational style. "Regardless of your cribbage skill, if you're interested in improving, you shouldn't miss this gem."-Games Magazine</p>

Cribbage for Experts: And Future Experts

Humor & Entertainment

Barlow, Dan

Puzzles & Games

<p>You're playing in the last hand of the last game of the tournament. The World Championship of cribbage is on the line. Can you handle the pressure? We give you the position and your cards. You decide the play.</p>

Miracles on 4th Street: A Quiz Book for Cribbage Fanatics