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A cool book of short stories that happens to include that "thing on the wing" episode from the Twilight Zone. Quick trivia question: What do William Shatner and John Lithgow have in common? Answer: they both starred in adaptations of the title story.
Ron K. (WhidbeyIslander) -
Stories range from OK (* - one star) to Terrific (*****) and from about 8 pages ("Witch War") to about 40 pages ("Slaughter House".)
My rating of 3 stars for the collection is based on:
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" -- *****
"Dress of White Silk" -- **
"Blood Son" -- ***
"Through Channels" -- **
"Witch War" -- **
"Mad House" -- **
"Disappearing Act" -- ***
"Legion of Plotters" -- **
"Long Distance Call" -- ***
"Slaughter House" -- ***
"Wet Straw" -- ****
"Dance of the Dead" -- *
"The Children of Noah" -- ****
"The Holiday Man" -- ***
"Old Haunts" -- **
"The Distributor" -- ****
"Crickets" -- ****
"First Anniversary" -- ****
"Likeness of Julie" -- **
"Prey" -- *****
My rating of 3 stars for the collection is based on:
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" -- *****
"Dress of White Silk" -- **
"Blood Son" -- ***
"Through Channels" -- **
"Witch War" -- **
"Mad House" -- **
"Disappearing Act" -- ***
"Legion of Plotters" -- **
"Long Distance Call" -- ***
"Slaughter House" -- ***
"Wet Straw" -- ****
"Dance of the Dead" -- *
"The Children of Noah" -- ****
"The Holiday Man" -- ***
"Old Haunts" -- **
"The Distributor" -- ****
"Crickets" -- ****
"First Anniversary" -- ****
"Likeness of Julie" -- **
"Prey" -- *****
This is a great book of short stories.
