Dark, disturbing, inventive, provocative: these are the
qualities that have made Dan Simmons an award-winning
master of brilliantly speculative science fiction and
nightmarish horror. Now the author of acclaimed novels such
as Hyperion, Phases of Gravity, andCarrion Comfort
distills his unique vision into thirteen incredible tales.

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A woman returns from the dead with disastrous
results for the family who loves her....
 
An old-fashioned barbershop is the site of a
medieval ritual of bloody terror....
 
During a post-apocalyptic Christmas celebration
a messenger from the South brings tidings of
great horror....

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PRAYERS TO BROKEN STONES

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From a ghostly Civil War battlefield to a combat theme
park in Vietnam, from the omnipotent brain of an
autistic boy to a shocking story of psychic vampires,
journey into a world of fear and mystery, a chilling
twilight zone of the mind.
 
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
HARLAN ELLISON
 

Spectra Special Editions is a program dedicated to original works by today's most visionary writers. Titles selected as Special Editions are ambitious, imaginative fiction representative of the finest writing in any genre.