Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show (v. 1)
The first collection of short stories from online magazineOrson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show(www.oscims.com), launched in 2005, features noteworthy SF and fantasy stories from a bumper crop of talented new authors. Four new Enderverse stories from Card will initially draw genre fans, but the stories from lesser-known writers are the compilation's real driving force. James Maxey's provocative To Know All Things That Are in the Earth takes a decidedly skeptical look at the Rapture; David Farland's The Mooncalfe puts an interesting—and unique—spin on oft-trod Arthurian legend; and Tom Barlow's brilliantly sardonic Call Me Mr. Positive explores isolation on a deep space mission gone tragically awry. If the quality of these stories is any indication,IGMShas as much promise as the newcomers it showcases.(Aug.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.