| Steel and Other Stories Contributor(s): Matheson, Richard (Author), Brick, Scott (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1455112135 ISBN-13: 9781455112135 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Collections & Anthologies |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.7" (0.35 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now a major motion starring Hugh Jackman, here is a new short story collection by the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend. Imagine a future in which human boxing has been replaced by heavyweight bouts between massive robots. Richard Matheson's classic short story, "Steel," is the inspiration for Real Steel, a new movie starring Hugh Jackman. But Matheson's story, which was previously filmed as an episode of the original Twilight Zone television series, is just one of over a dozen unforgettable tales in this outstanding collection, which includes two new stories never before collected in a book. Also featured is a satirical fantasy, "The Splendid Source," which was recently turned into an episode of Family Guy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matheson, Richard: - Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was born in New Jersey and started living and working in California in 1951. In addition to novels in the mystery, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and western fields, he wrote many film and television scripts, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" from The Twilight Zone. He also wrote episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel, Night Gallery, and Star Trek. Several of his novels and stories have been made into movies, including The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, and What Dreams May Come (starring Robin Williams). Over the course of his career he won the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement, the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Golden Spur Award, and the Writer's Guild Award. Brick, Scott: - Scott Brick, actor, narrator, and writer, attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks, from thrillers and science fiction to classics and nonfiction. He has recorded more than eight hundred audiobooks and won over fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine. |