Tom Reamy: Origin Stories (Rediscovery #3)
The Midnight-to-Three Rediscovery series showcases works by contemporary writers that were published and forgotten - stories, essays, and other writing that has fallen by the wayside, has never been collected, and now lives on the fringes of each writer's bibliography. The goal is simple: make these potentially unknown, unread, or hard-to-locate pieces available to readers once more, and re-introduce them to the discussion of the writer's work.
The third Rediscovery chapbook presents early fanzine fiction of Tom Reamy, who was a stalwart in sf fandom before embarking on a professional writing career that was cut short by his untimely death in 1977 at age 42. These are some of Reamy's earliest pre-professional efforts, learning and honing the skills that would one day win him a Nebula and the John W. Campbell award. Included are:
"A Prayer at Bedtime" (1953 and 1955): two versions of his earliest story, offering a rare glimpse at how Reamy revised his first known tale into his first prizewinner.
"Jenny's Friends" (1954): a strange girl becomes acquainted with stranger associates.
"To Hell on a Rollercoaster" (1957): a driver seeks freedom within his road-centric society.
"Thread of Existence" (1958): a discussion of death - and whether anyone actually dies - devolves into violence.
Edited and with an introduction and research notes by Doug Lane.
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