Book description
Doctor, watch out!
As Dore stood by, he saw the Doctor backing slowly into the corner
where he would meet his fate. Initially defending himself with a torch,
the Doctor searched frantically for a new method of defense. The crimson
mass is lunging forward using long, tentacle-like attachments: what is
that thing? Slowly the subhuman blob comes in to focus, and Dore
realizes...it's a colossal radish! This is a monster never before
wrestled with; what are they going to do?
After reading this vegetative tale, you won't look at your garden the
same way again. George Alec 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 SF 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 20 novels and 6
collections of short fiction including WHEN GRAVITY FAILS and THE EXILE
KISS. As well, 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 a favorite
amongst fellow SF writers.
