James Hutchings
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About one hundred years ago or so, give or take a decade, there was a fantasy writer named Lord Dunsany. Some of you may have heard of him. He wrote a couple of novels, but most of his reputation was built on short stories, many of them about a chap named Jorkens who had all sorts of fantastical adventures. Other stories, though, the ones that weren't about Mr. Jorkens, ah, those were a delight. They were often brief, what would be referred to today short-shorts. Dunsany was known for his irony and wit. And while writers who wrote witty, ironic tales, often about chaps who have fantastical adventures, have continued to this day, none have mastered the short-short the way Dunsany did, certainly none with his bite.
Until now. James Hutchings has taken up that mantle, and he wears it well. The New Death and Others contains 44 short stories and 19 poems. And to quote from the promotional copy, there are no sparkly vampires.
