Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Heroics
Heroics
Heroics
Ebook272 pages3 hours

Heroics

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

2.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

A coming-of-old-age novel from the Hugo Award–winning author of When Gravity Falls. “Engaging . . . spry, inventive, and often quite funny” (Kirkus Reviews).

In HEROICS, Irene--like everyone in the future--struggles with boredom. Food, clothing, and all the necessities of human life have been taken care of. But, what does that leave of life itself? At eighty-two, Irene sets out on a pilgrimage across America hoping to find the answer. Along the way, she becomes transformed, both physically and by her interactions with other civilians all trying to cope with this new world.

Filled with wry humor and fantastic symbolism, HEROICS mixes adventure and philosophy in a way both engrossing and entertaining. Of this book, friend and fellow writer Harlan Ellsion said, “It is the best Effinger yet…and for those of us who have been watching with amazement that is about as rich a compliment as you can expect from other envious authors. Damn him, he’s good!”

George Alec Effinger was a true master of satirical Science Fiction. Before his death in 2002, Effinger was a prolific novelist and short story writer, earning acclaim from his fans and peers, including a Nebula Award nomination for his first book WHAT ENTROPHY MEANS TO ME. In HEROICS, he revisits some of the themes and characters of that first book for startling, funny and poignant results. 
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 1, 2014
ISBN9781497605640
Heroics
Author

George Alec Effinger

George A. Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his science fiction idols thanks to his first wife, who was Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm’s babysitter. With their encouragement, he began writing science fiction in 1970. He published at least twenty novels and six collections of short fiction, including When Gravity Fails and The Exile Kiss. He also wrote and published two crime novels, Felicia and Shadow Money. With his Budayeen novels, Effinger helped to found the cyberpunk genre. He was a Hugo and Nebula Award winner and is a favorite among fellow science fiction writers.

Read more from George Alec Effinger

Related to Heroics

Related ebooks

Satire For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Heroics

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
2.5/5

2 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Heroics - George Alec Effinger

    w(ebook_preview_excerpt.html\ۮƕ/> 0/cÍ= 6YËˑ|D0_2kHJ:ΑHwڗҗ篾9._՗/_/x!C'\!S7SK>ƮbJ?b168ĪNa*Ɠ+_%עc> S.a,s|i隗G=G}}hzq1OCzg=4C=bSiao&Sᙾ%wb/X*l*\d:zNr'~Dhɾoz:˂vUYɎoŠ`f{_P^up`Y0}YK+_vH^!v0Nj~uO#nG(Ҟg$gݺhNbA;yuǡuukc]z:L1r˭9ktu4KKyA&ZA_~b:a;bk㋖ D@dJ.[xPlq;dx9f# lA5S֣߱0ݏc6k:^>ҿO5襌*x( =$l,-B2G_纙vSuUyU (OqVwMHP wTDQ#=.Hއ "Ф3/c/xق4D_ Ma0Zg=e H7VзƋ[{* XPpl.g:€CVy Nedf+\K #ؖX+%PG6Y,0 %=>LZXº6gK@ >oBtYvJ](GieYG7rrF)S~;,oZ2J1)*pps_ASO_gq_D3 wO(koph3 ~dz87 lgxd(^B 7$߾#B `aR^ Wɚ.R"w_fNNAc /@NҸ Y`(ۑ WrE9ʫ#Py="!<Qb6Y2`qJy:fd5՘JOv'G(Vu_:{SCAcheǰ?}OY)ϥc{OBrC]-PFhի 2HX] ^zMNx?وdi"i fY=@0@.VQ8rゟMd ][Y{?ڍjL!c8 bY,1 7 C[/eNPz7~<ʀ+}7r=DKaDIł:ZH(<V5UB&3}P?{aE)=Y >{/6%vԱ~. w?a6i{B#D'[, sv[c ] &[E=.,v"[ 厑ҊJ[2n[yFKnI^vrKuD#̺0xr~֓sa F*hjwߌ/}]V"p+Ɠc869hNQZ(knFH~/IsXXlX@KbvPo [7 ,~-ien\ɶ*mR(gS\x2xTEE_p-?v{$$QĢ(Kaq4@5ŷ QǞwC, f)?S/Aȗ&I =YWl6<:{G#$[z!{&j xY*o)ܹLKmBP]Rꄹ[ ĠmN[zm0!gK-dďs٭tk<+p߼$dQLMZ2;;&)1ѷO_AwTxD9\îdnI.R3G_uy6؄Q gGͿ8jHr[9I_hL8 iz_ۤNE,#m~yxh5xHCZ+ H;ƧfŞ5'Wu VKפ7y?>?)\Ս zN:V"q}ȂQ?{D 0aS>S, Y7ttC1!^;1jc#6&ЦQPFa;դkX=4ڑud8zptg 9~弪S+ 9'Ɩ+qFJp'oYjJXzv)Xbe_ 걙TXkRDsiǭ!ͶoW)ޅ]>vsf4E+ [<),Lj?VnRzzZ> 7o=mx[vR1^9L[U)=T!8ۢ " xD$>z+R6 vI۷ CWoZ-3u˸'Gr{Kʓ'TyI_B\eL|$jYx`x<*V@LMD+mg j1W?u ŧ"S[:{{n[R HǞêg YӸcMƓYa'Q 4[m\)`$ݛ{L"շ]'F2i2ћ>l,c]ťJ8YI#$)"IxBzwȶy͵qsűԱZ{B0]z=fC?ᴚڴ;f PZ+z**%΂KX9tgKB fѬ\oi,(nN ܯ"XOCKuɫK\fx{ F]x]50ԝuYi!XuқI.^\>#x>0SUWq->zOw@O軅 OYPVh'\l4G/_JQ+m䦦~%oTDGwX}.CVwwq5ajئe<#j{ONZS]*se+vj[yWEӖ3W~-,*a`MR(wY%#F S# j*KeW Wy>똻գJ:L,3{8r@eu`I1}hR=!yRlF'`QC^IJ<: P9jJbLS>$>5O,34_ug5mR&yZ- 6!_&~"<CCzZ6:&Y[:4'괁<]Y&H2:-xh&eM%V"r YF]Yeiۦ]"gYw QĚXjk+gm'~ƍ>Wb}s:ƁHk:p{B8)<\4U"TxxVO;{#ZWt>>糶7a^tmuV{o?ES? 6v5L׶4Ru e[e*KPNʑ.:$mKZOP앁u^xzOLzd\ݸyu}Džа>ش6榀7v񷲞W60SETm6R,H BVBaQ)B8-Nk󬑃peWPWm;3q L&UIS6B.0t mqlu| GVG}0 C|nnn􉕒oI(s_8>WaԧCo1 ۸)H[dG?["[u^ztZ@ pOg1\mڏ)=du"HsGUOx3P׵j҅UmtQw- u]YaAv>6| A-GǗXwچ])O̝eTń;xkP
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1