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Robb37

The Care and Feeding of Nightmares on Oct. 12, 2015

I enjoyed Randall's book. I've read some of his other stuff; this book had a bit more horror in it than usual. One of my favorite stories was "The Negative Side of Positive Proof," which is about an Old Testament-style bureaucratic Satan (rather different from the medieval conception). "Cassadaga" is enjoyable horror/humor. The story collection contains strong variety. You have a time travel tale, and an historical Mayan story about prophecy and calendars. I really enjoyed the beginning of "Bob and the Monastery of Blood," which focused on a space traveler dealing with the effects of relativity. The elongated action scene at the end did not grab me as much as the characterization at the beginning. I found the stories to be snappy and clever and well worth reading.