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The Darker Mask Paperback - 2008

by Phillips Gary

"The Darker Mask" is a collection of original prose stories recalling the derring-do of the beings called Superheroes and the worlds they fight to save.

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Wildly fantastic superhero stories by a cross section of today's cutting-edge urban fantasy and crime writers. Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss's Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George R. R. Martin's Wild Card series, and Michael Chabon's McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, The Darker Mask is a collection of original prose stories recalling the derring-do of the beings we call Superheroes and the worlds they fight to save. But unique to The Darker Mask stories is that these plots and characters color a literary universe outside of what has been predominantly white, idiosyncratic, and male in previous homages to pulp. This is the stuff of urban legends, new mythos, and extraordinary folks who might live in a soon-to-be-gentrified ghetto, the dreary rust-belt of the city, or in another dimension. The Darker Mask offers an eclectic mix of popular fiction writers exploring worlds gritty, visceral, and fantastic. Includes contributions from L. A. Banks, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Christopher Chambers, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Mat Johnson, Victor LaValle, Walter Mosley, Ann Nocenti, Gary Phillips, Jerry A. Rodrigues, Alexandra Sokoloff, Peter Spiegelman, Wayne L. Wilson, and Doselle Young.

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  • Title The Darker Mask
  • Author Phillips Gary
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 370
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York, New York
  • Date 2008-08-19
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780765318510 / 0765318512
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6.26 x 0.99 in (22.61 x 15.90 x 2.51 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, Heroes
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008030244
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2008, Page 59
  • Library Journal, 06/15/2008, Page 61
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/16/2008, Page 36

About the author

CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS is the author of Sympathy for the Devil and A Prayer for Deliverance. He is currently working on a historical novel titled Yella Patsy's Boys, about the African-American experience during the American Revolution. GARY PHILLIPS is the author of the Ivan Monk series and the Martha Chainey series, as well as Bangers and the Perpetrators. His short fiction appeared most recently in Los Angeles Noir and Hollywood and Crime. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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