About the Author

James Patrick Kelly writes for Asimov's Science Fiction and in 2004 was appointed chair of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. He lives in Nottingham, New Hampshire.

Reviews

"Kelly has written something fresh...some of the fundamental concepts of sf in an innovate way." -- The New York Review of Science Fiction "An intriguing set of characters and a plot both chilling and charming, this remarkable tale belongs in most sf collections." -- Library Journal "As though Mark Twain had come back with a yen to write science fiction." -- Locus "Kelly's 'Burn' is out of this world." -- The Nashua Telegraph "Economical, understated, often funny, and deeply thoughtful." --Gary Wolfe, Locus