The Cosmic Perspective and Other Black Comedies

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"Dying is easy," a great actor is reported to have said; "comedy is hard." The ten stories in this collection demonstrate that Brian Stableford has mastered the art of creating comedy in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Contents: "The Cosmic Perspective," "The Haunted Nursery," "The Phantom of Teirbrun" (an original fantasy novella), "Custer's Last Stand," "The Requiem Masque," "Meat on the Bone," "Murphy's Grail," "Brief Encounter in the Smoking Area," "Fans from Hell," and "The Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis."About the AuthorBrian Stableford has written and edited over 100 volumes of science fiction, horror, fantasy, literary criticism, and reference, among others, many of them being published by the Borgo Press Imprint of Wildside Press. He lives and works in Reading, England. ContentsThe Cosmic PerspectiveThe Haunted NurseryThe Phantom of TeirbrunCuster’s Last StandThe Requiem MasqueMeat on the BoneMurphy’s GrailBrief Encounter in the Smoking AreaFans from HellThe Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis