Danger City: Urban Short Fiction

by Jess Dukes and Contemporary Press

Fans of pulp - particularly those who like it in short, sharp doses - will appreciate this arsenal of tales penned by up-and-coming writers from across the United States. Populated by an unforgettable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974461482
• ISBN13: 9780974461489
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Contemporary Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

danger city

good book with a good variety of writing stiles.i was never bored, and a prety quick read

Great collection

It only gets four because as with any collection of short stories the quality is a little uneven - HOWEVER - unlike most short story collections, the good outweigh the bad here pretty decisively. Stand out stories are the ones that kinda get a little lunatic - Empire Of One by Carl Moore is a total standout with a great concept, clever plotting and puchy writing which has no gristle on its bones whatsoever. Mike Segretto's We All Scream For Ice Cream is at once almost childlike in it's simplicity but deranged in its delivery. Mike Cipra's Loving The Monster is a doomed romance between man and Gila Monster which actually manages to be kinda sad in a world weary way despite the odd premise, Todd Robinsons Delivery is a perfectly executed piece of modern noir and Jeffrey Dinsmore's Faggy On The Streets is an outrageous absurdist black comedy starring the most oddly named pair of cops in modern fiction. All in all a winner, wrapped in an attractive cover (hey dontcha just hate it when books look UGLY?). Buy a copy!

Well, I am one of the authors....

Todd Robinson here, author of the second story in this collection: DELIVERY. So I'm biased, so what? Completely ignoring my story, Danger City is a magnificent collection of young writers who are putting their best work out and trying to make their voices heard. I'm proud to be in their company. The results are sometimes uneven, but always interesting. Tired of the same old, same old? Give DANGER CITY a shot and read somebody new. Yeah, I'm talking to you, you Dan Brown buying #$% & !!!! Oh, and for more about me, please check out my website at www.thuglit.com SALUD!!!