James Morrow is a Nebula Awardwinner and the author of City of Truth, The Last Witchfinder, Only Begotten Daughter, and Towing Jehovah. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.
Praise forThe Cat's Pajamas and Other Stories "Arguably SF's
reigning master of satire, Morrow has already blessed the genre
with two previous volumes of short fiction and the monumental
Godhead trilogy, in which a deceased Jehovah literally falls to
Earth. His latest collection demonstrates that his rapier wit has
lost none of its edge as it encompasses twisted scenarios ranging
from Martians invading Central Park to having the fates of other
worlds rest upon the scores of American football games. In
'Auspicious Eggs, ' global warming forces the Catholic Church to
enact rites of 'terminal baptism, ' in which the souls of infants
deemed infertile are immediately sent heavenward. In a shorter
tale, King Kong and Godzilla pay their respects to 9/11 victims.
During the title story, a crazed genetic scientist kidnaps a
hapless do-gooder and harvests his altruism genes. All the stories
manifest Morrow's penchant for exploring the dark underbelly of
technological promise and extracting quirky moral conundrums.
Morrow's fans will revel, and first-time readers may find his grim
humor making fans of them, too."
--Booklist "Morrow's shorter tales possess...a keen sense of folly
and morality, a witty inventiveness...."
--SciFiction.com "Amply displays [Morrow's] ability to juggle
absurdity, tragedy, irony, and outrage...."
--Locus "...darkly delightful satire."
--Cemetery Dance
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