But if you peek into that world, it will swallow you up, just like the stories of every master storyteller. gardeners on a forgotten space station in the far future, I'd only be giving you the merest hint, and really, no clue at all. For instance, if I were to try to tell you about "The Unlighted Sentinel," talking about cannibals vs. And as Elmore Leonard might say, Forrest "leaves out the parts people skip." I'll not try to give you any story summaries here - there's no way I could do justice to the subtle power of his tales. His writing is polished without being pompous, insightful and vividly imaginative. Forrest's speculative fiction stories are reminiscent of all my favorites, from Jack London to Philip Jose Farmer. And I tell you, without exaggeration, this is fine, powerful, engaging writing. I'm an author, an editor, a book reviewer and a writing teacher.
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