The man known only as Stranger lived and died in a town with no name. Each day he lived. And each night he died...
Fantasy, surreal (short story)
"...absolutely masterful...a kind of much, much creepier Quantum Leap: the amnesiac protagonist awakes in a new body each morning only to die in it by nightfall." ?Strange Horizons
"Another superb story ... unpredictable and with a great ending, this story is another highlight of the [Chimerascope] collection (A++)." ?Fantasy Book Critic
"...wonderful...has a taste that lingers..." ?SF Crowsnest
"A charming tale about a man cursed to die every day and be reborn as someone else." ?SFRevu
"A fascinating fabulist premise..." ? Internet Review of SF
Autorentext
Douglas Smith is an award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." His fiction has been published in twenty-six languages and thirty-two countries. His work includes the urban fantasy novel, The Wolf at the End of the World, and the collections Chimerascope, Impossibilia, and La Danse des Esprits. His non-fiction guide for writers, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, is a must read for any short story writer.
Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award, and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane. A short film based on Doug's story "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down" won several awards at film festivals around the world.