''The Earth Strikes Back'' is a short story collection edited by
Richard Chizmar
Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is an American writer, the publisher and editor of '' Cemetery Dance'' magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writin ...
published by
White Wolf in 1994.
Plot summary
''The Earth Strikes Back'' is a compilation of 20 ecological horror stories specially written for this publication.
Contents
* "My Copsa Micas", by
Dan Simmons
* "Harvest", by
Norman Partridge
* "Toxic Wastrels", by
Poppy Z. Brite
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* "The Forest Is Crying", by
Charles De Lint
* "I Remember Me", by
Thomas Tessier
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* "Ground Water", by
James Kisner
James M. Kisner, Jr. (March 26, 1947 – June 26, 2008) was an American novelist and short story writer, primarily of horror.
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James M. Kisner, Jr. was born on March 26, 1947, in Evansville, Indiana to Norma a ...
* "Cages", by
Ed Gorman
* "Where It's Safe", by
John Shirley
* "Expiration Date", by
William Relling Jr.
* "The Dreaded Hobblobs", by
Gary A. Braunbeck
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Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio (the city that serves as the model for the fictitious Cedar Hill in many of his stories). He w ...
* "Cancer Alley", by
Nancy A. Collins
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Collins has also written for comic books, including the ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) se ...
* "Binary", by Roman A. Ranieri
* "Tyrophex-Fourteen", by
Ronald Kelly
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* "Torrent", by Mark Rainey
* "Toxic Shock", by
Rick Hautala
* "Please Stand By", by
Thomas F. Monteleone
* "Double-Edged Sword", by Barry Hoffman
* "The Fur Coat", by
Richard Laymon
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Laymon was born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois, then li ...
* "Do Not Pass Go Do Not Collect $200", by
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Yarbro was born in Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley schoo ...
* "Genesis II", by
Hugh B. Cave
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Reception
Andy Butcher reviewed ''The Earth Strikes Back'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.
Butcher comments that "it's well worth the effort to track down, and very highly recommended" and called it "a superb work".
Reviews
*Review by Peter Crowther (1995) in
Interzone, #101 November 1995
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*Review by Eric M. Eskenazi (1996) in
Fangoria
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, May 1996
*Review by Don D'Ammassa (1996) in
Science Fiction Chronicle, #190 October 1996
References
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1994 short story collections