A collection of thirteen stunning stories by one of the most celebrated American writers of the twentieth centuryA follow-up to his 1970 science fiction collection, The General Zapped an Angel, Fast's book of thirteen new science fiction stories is brisk and engrossing. In ';The Hoop,' a scientist builds a portal to an unknown destination, which the mayor of New York City hijacks to use as a garbage dump until the location's surprising, and hilarious, revelation. And in ';The Egg,' set three thousand years in the future, a research team discovers an egg, something they have never seen before, cryogenically frozen in a nuclear bunker. These thirteen stories are bizarre, hilarious, poignant, and sure to entertain.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author's estate.
