num_pages: 340
description: In the worlds of Steve Rasnic Tem a father takes his son fishing in the deepest part of downtown flayed rabbits visit a suburban back yard a man is haunted by a surrealistic nightmare of crutches a father is unable to rescue his son from a nightmare of trees a bereaved man transforms memories of his wife into performance art great moving cliffs of detritus randomly prowl the world a seemingly pointless life finds final expression in bits of folded paper a nuclear holocaust brings about a new mythology an isolated man discovers hes part of a terrifying community a photographer discovers the unexpected in the faces of dead children and a couples aging dismantles reality.Winner of the World Fantasy British Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards Tem has earned a reputation as one of the finest and most original short fiction writers of our time blending elements of horror dark fantasy science fiction and surreal nightmare into a genre uniquely his own. This new volume collects for the first time thirty-five of Tems best tales selected by the author and includes an introduction by Simon Strantzas.One of the finest and most productive writers of imaginative literature in North America. - Dan SimmonsSteve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself. - Joe R. LansdaleHes one of the true masters. - Ed Gorman
language: English
title: Figures Unseen: Selected Stories
publisher: Valancourt Books