{"product_id":"field-of-fantasies-baseball-stories-of-the-strange-and-supernatural-paperback-1","title":"Field of Fantasies: Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Fantastic Anthology Combining the Love of Science Fiction with Our National Pastime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses and superstitions than baseball, America's national pastime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eField of Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural. Here you'll encounter ghostly apparitions in the stands, a strangely charming vampire double-play combination, one fan who can call every shot and another who can see the past, a sad alternate-reality for the game's most famous player, unlikely appearances on the field by famous personalities from Stephen Crane to Fidel Castro, a hilariously humble teenage phenom, and much more. In this wonderful anthology are stories from such award-winning writers as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen King and Stewart O'Nan\u003cbr\u003eJack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eKaren Joy Fowler\u003cbr\u003eRod Serling\u003cbr\u003eW. P. Kinsella\u003cbr\u003eAnd many more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever has a book combined the incredible with great baseball fiction like \u003ci\u003eField of Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e. This wide-ranging collection reaches from some of the earliest classics from the pulp era and baseball's golden age, all the way to material appearing here for the first time in a print edition. Whether you love the game or just great fiction, these stories will appeal to all, as the writers in this anthology bring great storytelling of the strange and supernatural to the plate, inning after inning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in baseball clubhouses and dugouts when his father played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals. His writing has appeared in such magazines as \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e, and he's been nominated for several writing awards, including the Dave Moore and Sidewise awards. Aside from writing, Wilber is a journalism professor at the University of South Florida, where he heads the magazine major.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45820294332613,"sku":"9781597805483","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/l9agWjFuIY9781597805483_3e8de7b1-7662-41b1-afc1-dd6a34658507.webp?v=1771071356","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/field-of-fantasies-baseball-stories-of-the-strange-and-supernatural-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}