Sex, Death, and the End of the World by Martha Cornog

Martha Cornog

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Sex, Death, and the End of the World

Martha Cornog and Timothy Perper, author

Ghosts, aliens, vampires, zombies, God and the Devil, robots, detectives, the Arabian Nights, and the afterlife: Thirteen mostly lighthearted tales subvert expectations to introduce unusual characters faced with the unexpected. We discover that devastating power can inhere in sex organs, that the end of the world might get a bit crowded, that blood is thicker than interstellar space, and that some ghosts have heroic histories. And several acerbic dialogues unpack a classic Jewish joke. Under the quirky fun, however, lurk transgressive messages of peace, justice, and freedom. All of us think about sex, many of us think about death (willingly or not), and some of us have thought about the end of the world. But probably not like this. Infused with fantasy and touches of science fiction, these surprising takes on a trio of universal themes will awaken the imagination to new impossibilities.

Reviews

BlueInk Review

★ STARRED REVIEW

According to his wife, collaborator and editor, Martha Cornog, Timothy Perper liked to field-test his fiction by reading excerpts in bars. The patrons probably sipped their ales late into the night, as Perper is a gifted storyteller. ... All of the stories are unique; most are thought provoking; some are delightfully funny. ... Perhaps the greatest compliment a reviewer can give a story collection is “I wanted more of them.” We wanted more of them.

Foreword Reviews

These stories are a wild and ingenious farce that take on sexual mores with intelligence and humor. ... Sex, Death, and the End of the World takes readers on a riotous ride through fantastical plots that eerily reflect our own world. ... In more ways than one, Sex, Death, and the End of the World makes for provocative, hilarious, and, above all, enjoyable reading material.

Kirkus Reviews

Tales that examine notions of death with buoyancy and endless wit.

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