Stan Nicholls has a knack for planting his feet firmly in mundane reality and then taking a big step sideways. He is adept at conjuring worlds that confound the reader's expectation -- familiar in so many regards but differing in that one significant detail that throws everything else out of kilter. The results can be fascinating, chilling, unsettling, absurd, or amusing, but they are invariably entertaining.

Shake Me to Wake Me features the very best of Stan's short fiction, as selected by the author. Slipping effortlessly between fantasy, horror, and science fiction, the stories span twenty years of Stan's distinguished career, beginning with 1993's SPOIL and coming right up to date with The Gripes of Wrath, a new story written especially for this collection. Prepare to be amused, prepare to be shocked, prepare to be entertained... Prepare to be shaken.

Condition: Pre-loved book. Signed edition. Minor yellow spots on pages. Otherwise in good condition.

Format: Hardcover
Year published: 2013
Pages: 220
Sub-genre: Short stories; horror.
Imprint: NewCon Press