''The Long Ones'' is a rare compilation of
novella
A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...
s by American writer
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor.
A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...
, which are too long to be "short stories", but too short to be "novels". It was apparently only printed once, in hardcover form, in 1999.
Contents
*''
Bubba Ho-Tep'' (nominated for
Bram Stoker Award)
*''The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance'' (winner of
Bram Stoker Award)
*''
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks'' (winner of the
Bram Stoker Award)
*''The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down: A Dime Novel''
*''Afterword''
At the time, ''The Steam Man'' was exclusive to this collection, but it has been subsequently re-published in ''
Mad Dog Summer'' as well as the short-story anthology ''
Steampunk
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or ...
''.
References
External links
Author's Official Website
Short story collections by Joe R. Lansdale
American novellas
1999 short story collections
Horror short story collections
Works by Joe R. Lansdale
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