Author Cover artist Harry O. Morris Language English | Illustrator John Stewart Country United States | |
Genre Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror short stories | ||
Polyphemus is a collection of Science fiction, fantasy and horror stories by author Michael Shea. It was released in 1987 by Arkham House . It was published in an edition of 3,528 copies and was the author's first hardcover book. Most of the stories originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Contents
Contents
Polyphemus contains the following stories:
- "Foreword", by Algis Budrys
- "Polyphemus"
- "The Angel of Death"
- "Uncle Tuggs"
- "The Pearls of the Vampire Queen"
- "The Horror on the #33"
- "The Extra"
- "The Autopsy"
Reprints
Reception
Chris Gilmore suggested readers unfamiliar with Shea's work "will do best to approach him through the showcase collection Polyphemus".
David Pringle described Polyphemus as "colourful SF stories, mostly latter-day bug-eyed monster tales and all with a fantastic or horrific tinge" and compared Shea's work to that of Clark Ashton Smith and Jack Vance. Pringle rated Polyphemus two stars out of four.