Terminal Visions — Richard Paul Russo

Richard Paul Russo is known for his dark and sinister views of the future and the human spirit. In his first collection of short fiction, Russo presents a wide variety of tales� -- �"More Than Night” and �"In the Season of the Rains,” tales of gritty alien encounters, and the ultimate road story, �"Just Drive, She Said.” In other stories, the hopelessness of the human condition is examined� -- on Earth in �"Cities in Dust,” in space in �"The Open Boat,” and in an alternate reality in �"Prayers of a Rain God.” Of the 14 tales, 11 are set on Earth� -- and Russo's Earth can be far more alien than other worlds.