''The Resurrection Man's Legacy'' is a

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of horror and

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by American writer

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. It was first published by Golden Gryphon Press in hardcover in November 2003. An ebook edition was released by Open Road Integrated Media in July 2014 under the alternate title ''The Resurrection Man's Legacy and Other Stories''.

Summary

The book collects eleven short works of fiction by the author, together with an introduction by

Barry N. Malzberg Barry Nathaniel Malzberg (born July 24, 1939) is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy. Biography Malzberg originated from a Jewish family and graduated from Syracuse University in 1960. He worked as an investi ...

and story notes.

*"Dale Bailey: In His Dominion" (

) *"The Resurrection Man's Legacy" (from ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

'', July 1995) *"Death and Suffrage" (from ''

'', Feb. 2002) *"The Anencephalic Fields" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Jan. 2000) *"Home Burial" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Dec. 1994) *"Quinn's Way" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Feb. 1997) *"Touched" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Oct./Nov. 1993) *"The Census Taker" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Oct./Nov. 2003) *"Exodus" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', July 1997) *"Cockroach" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Dec. 1998) *"Sheep's Clothing" (from ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Oct./Nov. 1995) *"In Green's Dominion" (from ''Sci Fiction'', June 5, 2002) *"Story Notes"

Awards

The collection placed nineteenth in the 2004 Locus Poll Award for Best Collection. "The Resurrection Man's Legacy" was nominated for the 1996

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. "Death and Suffrage" won the 2002 International Horror Guild Award for Best Intermediate Form. "Quinn's Way" placed twenty-second in the 1998 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Census Taker" was nominated for the 2003 International Horror Guild Award for Best Intermediate Form and placed eighteenth in the 2004 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

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