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Prayers to Broken Stones - by Dan Simmons (Paperback)

Name: Prayers to Broken Stones - by Dan Simmons (Paperback)
Brand: Spectra Books
SKU: 76972115
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From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.
About the Author: Winner of the Hugo Award, several Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, and a pair of World Fantasy Awards, Dan Simmons, author of 32 novels, is widely accepted as one of the giants of SFF.
428 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction

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About the Book

Originally published: Arlington Heights, Ill.: Dark Harvest, 1990.

Book Synopsis

From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires, journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling twilight zone of the mind.

A woman returns from the dead with disastrous results for the family who loves her. . . .

An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a medieval ritual of bloody terror. . . .

During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration, a messenger from the South brings tidings of great horror. . . .

Includes the following stories:
"The River Styx Runs Upstream"
"Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams"
"Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell"
"Vexed to Nightmare by a Rocking Cradle"
"Remembering Siri"
"Metastasis"
"The Offering"
"E-Ticket to 'Namland"
"Iverson's Pits"
"Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites"
"The Death of the Centaur"
"Two Minutes and Forty-Five Seconds"
"Carrion Comfort"

About the Author

Winner of the Hugo Award, several Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, and a pair of World Fantasy Awards, Dan Simmons, author of 32 novels, is widely accepted as one of the giants of SFF. He passed away in 2026.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .96 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.38 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 428

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction

Publisher: Spectra Books

Theme: Collections & Anthologies

Format: Paperback

Author: Dan Simmons

Language: English

Street Date: October 7, 1997

TCIN: 76972115

UPC: 9780553762525

Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-3162

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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