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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 1992
Volume 83, Number 4&5, Whole Number 497&498
Contents:
Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Salvaging the Library of Life Editorial
Joe Haldeman - Graves
Orson Scott Card - Books To Look For
Gene Wolfe - The Legend of XI Cygnus
Joseph Farris - Cartoon
John Brunner - The Dead Man
Ian Watson - Looking Down On You
Charles deLint - Bridges
Kit Reed - The Hall of New Faces
G. David Nordley - Barriers
Arthur Masear - Cartoon
Gregory Benford - A Scientist's Notebook
Lawrence Watt-Evans - Spirit Dump
Henry Martin - Cartoon
Nancy Springer - Don't Look Back
Carrie Richerson - A Dying Breed
Terry Bisson - Cancion Autentica de Old Earth
Jack Williamson - The Birds' Turn
Algis Budrys - Hard Landing
S. Harris - Cartoon
Cover by Ron Walotsky for "Bridges"
Contents:
Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Salvaging the Library of Life Editorial
Joe Haldeman - Graves
Orson Scott Card - Books To Look For
Gene Wolfe - The Legend of XI Cygnus
Joseph Farris - Cartoon
John Brunner - The Dead Man
Ian Watson - Looking Down On You
Charles deLint - Bridges
Kit Reed - The Hall of New Faces
G. David Nordley - Barriers
Arthur Masear - Cartoon
Gregory Benford - A Scientist's Notebook
Lawrence Watt-Evans - Spirit Dump
Henry Martin - Cartoon
Nancy Springer - Don't Look Back
Carrie Richerson - A Dying Breed
Terry Bisson - Cancion Autentica de Old Earth
Jack Williamson - The Birds' Turn
Algis Budrys - Hard Landing
S. Harris - Cartoon
Cover by Ron Walotsky for "Bridges"
242 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1992
About the author
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
1,312 books696 followersKristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.
Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.
In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".
She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances
Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.
In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".
She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
November 7, 2016
3.5 stars. This is a horror short story, free online at Nightmare Magazine. It's pretty good if you like that kind of read. It won the Nebula and World Fantasy awards back in 1993. This full review was first posted on Fantasy Literature:
An unnamed Army veteran who has a sleep disorder that, oddly, he REALLY wants to keep, reminisces about his experiences in Vietnam twenty years earlier. While in Vietnam, he worked in the Graves division, responsible for handling soldiers’ dead bodies. He describes in detail the disgusting disintegration of bodies that are left in the jungle for more than a few hours.
One day he and Dr. French, the pathologist with whom he works, are called to look at an odd-looking corpse in situ, out in the Vietnamese jungle. The body they’ve been called to examine is that of a native; the soldier thinks it’s from the Montagnard tribe rather than a Vietnamese, and the corpse is oddly desiccated, with teeth filed into points. Things go downhill from there, in a jungle guerilla warfare kind of way, but then some disturbing things happen, and the soldier has never quite been the same since.
For most of the story “Graves” seems like a fairly standard tale of the Vietnam war, somewhat coarse and violent. The twist might not be all that surprising to those who read more in the horror genre, but I have to admit that the ending snuck up and sucker-punched me.
An unnamed Army veteran who has a sleep disorder that, oddly, he REALLY wants to keep, reminisces about his experiences in Vietnam twenty years earlier. While in Vietnam, he worked in the Graves division, responsible for handling soldiers’ dead bodies. He describes in detail the disgusting disintegration of bodies that are left in the jungle for more than a few hours.
One day he and Dr. French, the pathologist with whom he works, are called to look at an odd-looking corpse in situ, out in the Vietnamese jungle. The body they’ve been called to examine is that of a native; the soldier thinks it’s from the Montagnard tribe rather than a Vietnamese, and the corpse is oddly desiccated, with teeth filed into points. Things go downhill from there, in a jungle guerilla warfare kind of way, but then some disturbing things happen, and the soldier has never quite been the same since.
For most of the story “Graves” seems like a fairly standard tale of the Vietnam war, somewhat coarse and violent. The twist might not be all that surprising to those who read more in the horror genre, but I have to admit that the ending snuck up and sucker-punched me.
October 28, 2019
Review of Graves by Joe Haldeman.
4.5 stars, rounded up to five. Creepy, and while I saw where the horror was and what it was, I didn't guess the how and that twist blew me away. I wonder if Frenchy had the same problem as our narrator. Great short story. The ending was chilling.
4.5 stars, rounded up to five. Creepy, and while I saw where the horror was and what it was, I didn't guess the how and that twist blew me away. I wonder if Frenchy had the same problem as our narrator. Great short story. The ending was chilling.
May 30, 2019
Joe is a Boss! Loved it!
October 26, 2014
Terror from the past in Vietnam involving a disappearing body and dreams. "Graves" won both the Nebula Award and the World Fantasy Award in 1993.
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