Bøger af Matthew Kressel

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our November 2014 issue contains: Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("Cameron Rhyder's Legs"), Robert Reed ("Pernicious Romance"), and Ken Liu ("The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009").Classic stories by Pat Cadigan ("Cody") and Ken MacLeod ("The Vorkuta Event").Non-fiction by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Drugs in Science Fiction), an interview with Jo Walton, an Another Word column by Wesley Chu, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our May 2015 issue (#104) contains: Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies"), Andrea M. Pawley ("For the Love of Sylvia City"), A Que ("Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Suicide Tonight"), Ian Muneshwar ("Ossuary"), and Bo-young Kim ("An Evolutionary Myth ").Reprints by James Van Pelt ("Solace") and Hannu Rajaniemi ("Tyche and the Ants").Non-fiction by Andrew Liptak (Destination: Mars), an interview with Cat Rambo, an Another Word column by Ken Liu, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our May 2014 issue contains: Original Fiction by Matthew Kressel ("The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye"), Maggie Clark ("A Gift in Time"), and E. Catherine Tobler ("Migratory Patterns of Underground Birds"). Classic stories by Howard Waldrop ("Night of the Cooters") and Andy Duncan ("Beluthahatchie").Non-fiction by Ed Grabianowski ("From Wooden Legs to Carbon Fiber Hands: How Technology Improves Prosthetic Limbs"), an interview with L. E. Modesitt, Jr., an Another Word column by Bud Sparhawk, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

Daniel Fisher is about to discover he's one of the Thirty Six, a group of hidden saints who can create and destroy worlds with their actions. When Ashmedai, king of demons, abducts Daniel and carries him to the hell realm of Gehinnom, Daniel learns that Mashit – queen of demons – plans to murder the Thirty Six, collapsing the universe and killing everyone in it.To save Earth from destruction Daniel must fight his way through a pandemonium of demons and court the aid of mysterious nomadic warriors. And though Ashmedai says he wants to help, the demon king may have plans of his own.Praise for King of Shards"Surreal and exotic...Scary, exhilarating fun!"–N.K. Jemisin, Hugo award-winning author of The Fifth Season."A radical reinvention of faith and folklore, not to mention the portal fantasy...majestic, resonant, reality-twisting madness."–NPR Books"An imaginative, intelligent, and soaring debut...A hell of lot of fun." -–Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World"A robustly imagined fantasy world... pleasingly unpredictable. His skill at extrapolating traditional religious lore into the stuff of fantasy bodes well for future books in the series."–Publishers Weekly"In this prismatic tale of demons, righteous warriors, and multiple universes, Kressel plumbs the depths of Kabbalistic lore to create a unique fantasy cosmos... [An] engaging new epic fantasy."–The Huffington Post"With surprising twists and a deep and detailed universe, King of Shards, the first in a trilogy, is likely to be remembered."–Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog"With King of Shards, Kressel threads portal adventure through ancient mythos. His demons and demi-gods and his very human (or mostly human) characters have to work their way through the terrifying, violent, and often beautiful alternate planes he's built using his incredible imagination and traditional and Apocryphal knowledge as a tableau. You will emerge transformed."— Fran Wilde, author of Updraft"[A] fascinating first novel...King of Shards is the first entry of the Worldmender Trilogy, and its use of Hebrew culture and legend to build a complex, dynamic setting serves to imbue every page with an epic mythos. Kressel presents a compelling alternate reality that readers can escape to while also pondering the nature of what is real."–Shelf Awareness"Kressel's rich landscapes sing with ancient resonance by the light of modern flair. He weaves compelling tradition with innovative high Fantasy; culture and creativity become foundations for new myths featuring heroes built to shine."–Leanna Renee Hieber, award-winning author of the Strangely Beautiful saga"A gripping trek across a unique desert world rich with Kabbalah-inspired magic and vivid demons builds to a whirlwind climax."–Scott H. Andrews, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-nominated editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine"This novel shakes the foundations of everyday reality, and the ensuing chaos is pure pleasure.”–Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow and Wonders of the Invisible World