The Pure Product Stories Author:John Kessel This exceptional collection contains nineteen astonishing voyages into worlds of wonder and mystery, including: Three companion stories to Kessel's Corrupting Dr. Nice, including the Nebula-nominated title story. Haunting tales like "Animals," "Buddha Nostril Bird," and "Invaders," in which mysterious, omnipotent beings toy with human destinies.... more » Alternate histories like "The Franchise," where George Bush faces Fidel Castro in the World Series, and "Buffalo," in which H. G. Wells shares a drink with John Kessel's own father. Playful, thoughtful takes on literature: What would the life of Herman Melville have been like if he had written space operas instead of Moby Dick? What if the story of Gulliver's Travels had been told from the viewpoint of Gulliver's long-suffering wife? What if Marlowe's Faust was a Marx Brothers movie?« less