There are Novels and there are Collections of Short Stories and then there is that fascinating hybrid...The Novel of Short Stories.
These are usually a collection of short stories similar in theme & tone and/or woven through a larger story, like fruit cocktail floating in a Jello mold.
Some that come to mind:
The Martian...
more »There are Novels and there are Collections of Short Stories and then there is that fascinating hybrid...The Novel of Short Stories.
These are usually a collection of short stories similar in theme & tone and/or woven through a larger story, like fruit cocktail floating in a Jello mold.
Some that come to mind:
The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
I Robot by Isaak Asimov
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
If you know of any such books, this is the place to reveal your secrets and discuss.
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