Patrick O’Leary - Books

DOOR NUMBER THREE
“One of the best novels of the year” Publisher's Weekly “His voice is fresh and funny." The New York Times Book Review “Colossal in scope and audacious in style...a marvelous book ... a staggering concept richly realized." Interzone "Funny and moving...a distinctive new voice in the field." The San Francisco Chronicle "It might well be the best sf novel of the past year..." The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

THE GIFT

"A compelling, complex and stunning work." Stephen P. Brown, SF EYE " A heartwarming, enchanting story.” Publisher's Weekly. "One of The Best Books of 1997." " It is a mature, thoughtful, provocative, and exceptionally beautifully written fantasy,..There are books you read once, and cast aside forever, and then there are books that call you back again and again. The Gift is such a book." Jonathan Strahan, LOCUS "This masterpiece of fantasy creates images and situations that will remain with the reader forever.." Genreflecting

THE IMPOSSIBLE BIRD "I just loved it. I thought it was moving and scary and weird--Not only wonderful, wonderful fiction, but also wonderful science fiction." Kelly Link "Achingly good at its best..." The Washington Post "A deeply affecting book." Publisher's Weekly "O'Leary's imagination and writing have never been more vibrant." Jeffrey Ford "Funny, luminous, constantly surprising..." LOCUS

OTHER VOICES, OTHER DOORS "A truly hypnotic collection." Jeffrey Ford "The most unorthodox, and unorthodoxly invigorating collection of the year. Potent, outspoken, unhinged." Nick Gevers, INTERZONE "Essential O'Leary--zany, serious, unclassifiable, and delightful. It reveals the many brilliant facets of a deeply humane and utterly original writer." Kathleen Ann Goonan “Some I like, some I love, some I don't get, and some I want to frame.” Gene Wolfe

A COLLECTION OF PATRICK O’LEARY’S NEWEST STORIES.
THE BLACK HEART

“Remarkable stories, idiosyncratic to a fault.
O’Leary is a gifted writer with a unique vision
that is never less than compelling. “
--Lucius Shepard

“Flat-out stunning...very funny, very humane...
fresh, frequently surprising...humorous horror,
surreal fantasy, and satiric sf.”
--Booklist

“Enigmatic slices-of-life
that cut close to the heart...
Science Fiction, fantasy, or not,
the imagination is at great work
with these selections;
their reoccurring themes...transcend genre...
the quality of the stories is quite high...”
--Publisher’s Weekly

Now available from PS Publishing.

Read introduction by James Morrow,
SHAMBLING TOWARDS HIROSHIMA.

THE GIFT "A compelling, complex and stunning work." Stephen P. Brown, SF EYE " A heartwarming, enchanting story.” Publisher's Weekly. "One of The Best Books of 1997." " It is a mature, thoughtful, provocative, and exceptionally beautifully written fantasy,..There are books you read once, and cast aside forever, and then there are books that call you back again and again. The Gift is such a book." Jonathan Strahan, LOCUS "This masterpiece of fantasy creates images and situations that will remain with the reader forever.." Genreflecting