Publisher's Weekly
The author of original and literate suspense novels, Westlake excels also at creating mystery
adventures in science-fiction settings. The selections in this volume,
nine short stories and a book-length story, Anarchaos , originally
appeared in SF magazines. Anarchy/chaos is the condition of society on
the planet where Rolf Malone arrives from Earth after serving time for
murder. While he lacks most human emotions, Rolf does love his brother
Gar who was killed on Anarchaos, and he is bent on vengeance. Westlake
conveys unbridled horror as the lone Earthling, though cunning and
violent, is outnumbered by creatures of Hell, the city where events
reach a climax. Both the novella and a much shorter cautionary tale,
''Hydra,'' carry an implied warning about future life in a polluted
world. Other entries relieve the grimness, displaying the author's sense
of humor, particularly in a send up of Hammett's fat man seeking the
fabled bird and Poe's detective spotting the missing paper, ''The
Ultimate Caper: The Purloined Letter.''
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T09 Anarchaos Part 02.mp3
T10 Anarchaos Part 03.mp3
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T07 In at the Death.mp3
T08 Anarchaos Part 01.mp3
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T04 The Winner .mp3
T05 The Spy in the Elevator.mp3
T06 The Girl in my Dreams.mp3
Tomorrow's Crimes by Donald E Westlake
version: unabridged
format:á mp3
bitrate: 48 kbps
runtime: 05:56:24
read by: Theodore Bikel
Book Description
Annotation
Rare and intriguing tales makeup this collection of science fiction and fantasy--with elements of crime thrown in to spice up the plots.
Dream a Dream
The Risk Profession
Nackles
The Winner
The Spy in the Elevator
The Girl in my Dreams
In at the Death
Anarchaos Parts 1-3
Publisher's Weekly
The author of original and literate suspense novels, Westlake excels also at creating mystery adventures in science-fiction settings. The selections in this volume, nine short stories and a book-length story, Anarchaos , originally appeared in SF magazines. Anarchy/chaos is the condition of society on the planet where Rolf Malone arrives from Earth after serving time for murder. While he lacks most human emotions, Rolf does love his brother Gar who was killed on Anarchaos, and he is bent on vegeance. Westlake conveys unbridled horror as the lone Earthling, though cunning and violent, is outnumbered by creatures of Hell, the city where events reach a climax. Both the novella and a much shorter cautionary tale, ``Hydra,'' carry an implied warning about future life in a polluted world. Other entries relieve the grimness, displaying the author's sense of humor, particularly in a sendup of Hammett's fat man seeking the fabled bird and Poe's detective spotting the missing paper, ``The Ultimate Caper: The Purloined Letter.''
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T01 Dream a Dream.mp3
T02 The Risk Profession.mp3
T03 Nackles.mp3
One question:
Looking through the uploads, i don't see this:
Other entries relieve the grimness, displaying the author's sense
of humor, particularly in a send up of Hammett's fat man seeking the
fabled bird and Poe's detective spotting the missing paper, ''The
Ultimate Caper: The Purloined Letter.''
Is it buried in one of the chapters posted?
My bad to list the wrong review.
I _HATE_ abridged books, from Reader's Digest onward.
I've read "Anarchaos." It's a dark, almost bleak story but well-written, evoking exactly the atmosphere that Westlake intended.
I do NOT want to read (or hear) someone's "impression of what he meant in shorter form."
Here's the Bible, abridged:
God created the earth. Lots of people fought over who should be in charge of it. There's a bunch of poetry and other material that doesn't advance the story, so we'll drop that. Some prophets predicted that a guy would appear who would be the new boss. At the end of the book, they're still waiting."
(Editor's note - a sequel, called "The New Testament," will be abridged separately. Further volumes by smaller groups, also appear from time to time.)
THE END
Somehow, it's different. :>P
It should and does have 9 short stories ..along with the novella Anarchaos..
Pt 2 The Risk Profession (pt 1)
Pt 3 The Risk Profession (pt 2)
01 Dream A Dream.mp3
02 The Risk Profession (pt 1).mp3
03 The Risk Profession (pt 2).mp3
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