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Title

Sporty spec : games of the fantastic / edited by Karen A. Romanko.

Publication

[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Raven Electrick Ink, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Ausema, Daniel.
• Lopez, Aurelio Rico.
• MacFarlane, Alex Dally
• Lightburn, Kevin.
• Relf-Discartin, Willow Katsumi.
• Crow, Jennifer.
• Alexa, Camille.
• Kinch, Erin.
• Pitaniello, Richard.
• Moran, Connor.
• Henderson, Samantha.
• Green, Jude-Marie.
• Langford, Beth.
• Wheeler, Todd.
• Nakama, Adam.
• Blevins, Brenta.
• Abbamondi, Paul.
• Romanko, Karen A.
• Simon, Marge.
• Gerrard, Jo L.
• Frazier, Robert, 1951-
• Myers, E. C.
• Gardner, Lyn C. A., 1970-
• Dorr, James S.
• Kolodji, Deborah P.
• Tentchoff, Marcie Lynn.
• Bates, Paul L.
• Dutcher, Roger.
• Hayes, Amanda M.
• Berman, Ruth.
• Schimel, Lawrence
• Ceraolo, Michael.
• Littlewood, Alison J.
• Praschak, K. M.
• Hodges, Larry.
• Clark, G. O., 1945-
• Rogers, Stephen D.
• Relf, Terrie Leigh.
• Rosenberger, Brian.
• Rosen, Rob
• Wilson, Stephen M.
• Setzer, Stoney M.
• Hermanson, Eric.
• Ferguson, Andrew C.

Description

153 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"There are no sports like these. Sporty spec : games of the fantastic treats sports and games with a speculative twist, in prophesied futures, parallel presents, and imagined pasts. From tennis matches with Death to chess games with Oberon, from free throws with the Fairy Court to surfing with werewolves, every sport imaginable (and a few unimaginable) exist within this speculative city of games. 42 authors, veterans and rookies alike, have contributed flash fiction and poetry that will take you from pong with a dust mote at the beginning of the world to sailboarding through the stars at the universe's edge. Come and be a spectator at our games"--p. [4] of cover.

Subject

• Short stories
• Poetry
• Poetry as Topic

Genre/Form

• Science fiction
• Fantasy fiction.
• Science fiction poetry.
• Fantasy poetry.
• Fantasy fiction
• Fantasy poetry
• Science fiction poetry

Note

• "Admit one"--cover.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Karen A. Romanko -- The Sport of kings / Paul Abbamondi -- Ebonmadder's run / Marge Simon -- Somewhere, the sun is shining / Jo L. Gerrard -- Stealing for the record / Robert Frazier -- Perpetual check / E. C. Myers -- Riding to faery / C. A. Gardner -- Running for life / Brenta Blevins -- Leaves / James S. Dorr -- The Empress of the dragon / Adam Nakama -- Less than perfect / Todd Wheeler -- Inland sea / Beth Langford -- Approaching Europa / Deborah P. Kolodji -- Hang twenty / Jude-Marie Green -- Star boarding / Marcie Lynn Tentchoff -- Prey / Paul L. Bates -- The Tithing hunt / Samantha Henderson -- The Football phase / Connor Moran -- 1967 NFC Championship game remembered after awakening from cryogenic sleep / Roger Dutcher -- Blackthorn darts / Amanda M. Hayes -- Librarian gladiators / Richard Pitaniello -- Mutiny / Erin Kinch -- Dealing in tarot / Ruth Berman -- The Court photographer / Lawrence Schimel -- Games people play / Michael Ceraolo -- The Drop zone / Alison J. Littlewood -- Leiris of Green Wyvern United / K. M. Praschak -- Ping-pong ambition / Larry Hodges -- Virtual pong circa 35,000 B.C. / G. O. Clark -- Night vaulting / Camille Alexa -- Liliya's game / Jennifer Crow -- Gravity field golfball / Stephen D. Rogers -- Space envelopes / Willow Katsumi Relf-Discartin & Terrie Leigh Relf -- Soul in one / Kevin Lightburn -- Menace anyone / Brian Rosenberger -- Jumping over the moon / Alex Dally MacFarlane -- Poltergame / Rob Rosen -- All the medals and trophies / Aurelio Rico Lopez III -- The Running of-- / Stephen M. Wilson -- Curses! / Stoney M. Setzer -- 6.66 earned run average / Eric Hermanson -- Organic geometry / Andrew C. Ferguson -- City of games / Daniel Ausema.

ISBN

• 0615173616 (pbk.)
• 9780615173610 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 238627746
• SCSB-11674945

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library