Tachyon Publications: The Apes of Wrath, Richard Klaw, ed.


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			Richard Klaw, ed.

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	Richard Klaw is the author of the acclaimed genre blog, The Geek Curmudgeon, and was the fiction editor at RevolutionSF. He is the co-editor of the groundbreaking original anthology of short fiction in graphic form, Weird Business, the editor of The Big Bigfoot Book, and the co-founder of Mojo Press, one of the first publishers to produce both graphic novels and fiction. Klaw's essays and observations are collected in Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century. Over the past decade, he has written about fictional simians for a variety of publications including Moving Pictures Magazine, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, King Kong Is Back!, and Kong Is King.

The Apes of Wrath

by Richard Klaw, ed.

"Impressive...a powerful exploration of the blurry line between animal and human."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review

Trade paperback / Fantasy / $15.95 / 6 x 9 / 432 pp.
978-1-61696-085-8

Foreword by Rupert Wyatt, director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Introduction by Richard Klaw, editor

"Tarzan's First Love" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"Quidquid volueris" by Gustave Flaubert
"A Report to an Academy" by Franz Kafka
"Her Furry Face" by Leigh Kennedy
"Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Godzilla's 12 Step Program" by Joe R. Lansdale
"Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy
"Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allen Poe
"The Maze of Maâl Dweb" by Clark Ashton Smith
"Deviation From A Theme" by Steven Utley
"Dr. Hudson's Secret Gorilla" by Howard Waldrop
"The Cult of the White Ape" by Hugh B. Cave
"The Apes and the Two Travelers" by Aesop
“After King Kong Fell” by Philip Jose Farmer
"The Ape Box Affair" by James Blaylock
"Faded Roses" by Karen Joy Fowler
"Red Shadows" by Robert E. Howard

Comics essay by Scott Cupp
Literature essay by Jess Nevins
Movies essay by Rick Klaw
Gorilla Men essay by Mark Finn

In the Rue Morgue, the jungles of Tarzan, the fables of Aesop, and outer space, the apes in these seventeen fantastic tales boldly go where humans dare not. With a foreword from the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this provocative anthology delves into our cultural fascination with - and dread of - our simian cousins. These classic stories explore the lighter and darker sides of apes, mirroring our own deepest desires and anxieties. "Evil Robot Monkey" introduces a disgruntled chimp implanted with a chip that makes him cleverer than both his cohort and humans alike. In "Murders in the Rue Morgue," a murder mystery unravels with the discovery of a hair that does not appear quite human. Merging steampunk with slapstick, "The Ape-Box Affair" has a not-so-ordinary orangutan landing on Earth in a spherical flying ship--where he is promptly mistaken for an alien. King Kong sets a terrible example with booze and Barbie dolls in "Godzilla's 12-Step Program." If you've ever wondered what makes humans different from apes, soon you'll be asking yourself, is it less than we think?

"These are all fine additions to any fantasy lover’s library.... Climb up into your tree, peel a banana, and enjoy the treats herein."
—Sci Fi Magazine

"Aficionados of apes in literature and film should enjoy this gathering of new and old stories."
—Library Journal

"An eclectic, enjoyable mix of fiction and nonfiction..."
—SF Signal