Overview
Jack Dann is the award–winning, bestselling author of some of the most distinguished work in modern science fiction and fantasy, including the classic novels The Man Who Melted and The Memory Cathedral. But Dann is also the author of some of the most memorable short fiction of the last twenty-five years. Here is a generous helping of some of his best work.
From “The Diamond Pit,” a cautionary tale of the corrupting effects of wealth, to the Nebula Award-winning “Da Vinci Rising,” to “Jubilee,” the haunting title story of this collection, this short collection fiction represents the most brilliant work in the fantastic to be seen in the last three decades. There are dark fables such as “The Black Horn,” which introduces a unicorn to modern-day Miami, and the nightnmarish visions of “A Quiet Revolution for Death.” But Jack Dann’s visions can be funny, too, in tales such as “Bad Medicine” and “Fairy Tale,” though the comedians and ordinary guys caught up in a world beyond their ken may not always think so. And in works such as “Tattoos” and “Kaddish,” Dann even addresses the ultimate human hope of redemption.
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Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewWhile Jack Dann may be best known as the editor of numerous bestselling anthologies (Future Crimes, Beyond Flesh, Dreaming Down-Under, et al.), Jubilee showcases the Upstate New York native's formidable writing skills in a diverse collection of his best works of speculative short fiction spanning the last three decades.
Aside from the Nebula Awardwinning novella "Da Vinci Rising" -- a story about Leonardo da Vinci developing a potentially deadly flying machine with the help of Niccolo Machiavelli -- the collection includes "Fairy Tale," a whimsical story about a Jewish comedian battling the Unseelie Court in a Catskills resort town; "Going Under," a futuristic tale of love, death, and the transmigration of souls aboard the Titanic; and "Camps," a story about a hospitalized man haunted by recurring dreams of being in a WWII concentration camp. Also noteworthy is "The Black Horn," a hauntingly poignant story that epitomizes the collection. Stephen Steiner is a 72-year old retired judge living in Florida and trying desperately to hold on to his youth. But when death begins to call out to him in the form of a black-horned unicorn, he may not have the will to resist. Although many of the stories are dark, feature characters tormented by inner demons, and focus on the soft, white underbelly of human nature; the frequent themes of rebirth and transcendence make this collection an inspiring, profoundly moving, and ultimately unforgettable experience. Science fiction neophytes who have yet to read Jack Dann owe it to themselves to do so. Jubilee, a collection of delectable literary appetizers, is the perfect starting place. Paul Goat Allen