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Originally Posted by knivesout  Yesterday, I picked up (2nd hand) Sandkings, a short story collection from 1981 which seems to focus on the SF side of his writings. Has anyone read this one? Also, how is Fevre Dream? |
Until ASOIAF, 'Sandkings' was basically GRRM's biggest success: it won everything going in terms of awards and was made into an 'Outer Limits' episode. It's an excellent horror/SF hybrid, a genre GRRM specialised in for a bit. Not his best short story work though, IMO.
Fevre Dream is better: I'd describe it as a vampire story, but in a sense it isn't really. It's more about the central (human) character, a wonderful piece of writing about obsession and fear. Check it out.