Gunning for the Buddha (cover by Jamie Bishop)
The Stories
Gunning for the Buddha collects fifteen of what I consider my best stories so far, written between the years of 1996 and 2002. They range from near-future science fiction to historical dark fantasy and modern-day horror, touching on all sorts of genres (and combinations of those genres) in the process.
The Table of Contents is below:
- Introduction by John Kessel
- “Gunning for the Buddha”
- “Goddamn Redneck Surfer Zombies”
- “Visions of Suburban Bliss”
- “A Feast at the Manor”
- “Unplugged”
- “Working the Game”
- “Explosions“
- “Wantaviewer“
- “Mud and Salt”
- “Crossing the Camp“
- “Black Angels“
- “The Disillusionist”
- “Coal Ash and Sparrows”
- “An Outrider’s Tale”
- “Natural Order”
The Blurbs
“Don’t be looking for bold starship captains or warrior maidens wielding magic swords in Gunning for the Buddha. Michael Jasper serves up something refreshingly different: a heady brew of ordinary folks making tough decisions at the far edges of reality. Spend some time with these stories and you’re bound to bump into people you know who find themselves in places you’ve only dreamed about.”
— Hugo-winning author James Patrick Kelly“Mike Jasper brings the common touch to the most uncommon situations. Welcome to his world.”
— Nebula-winning author John Kessel (from his Introduction)
The Publishing Details
Gunning was published in January 2005 by Prime Books, and it’s available as a trade paperback (ISBNs 978-1-930997-72-1 and 1-930997-72-8) as well as a hardcover (ISBNs 978-1-930997-71-4 and 1-930997-71-X). A Kindle version is coming soon for your downloading and reading pleasure.
Buy a copy from Amazon.com (paper or Kindle) or use the links on my Store page for your preferred place of purchase.
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