Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality
Wild Angel and Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell: The Complete Novels
Published on 15. April 2014
578 pages
978-1-4804-8320-0 (ISBN)
Description
Two novels of adventure: One set in the hills of the Old West, the other across the Bermuda Triangle
In Wild Angel, Sarah sits by the river with her mother, watching her father pan for gold. The calm of the California hills is broken by a rifle shot, the start of an ambush that leaves Sarah's parents murdered and scalped and forces the three-year-old to flee into the woods. Hungry, cold, and terribly lost, she is rescued by a she-wolf named Wauna, who feeds Sarah as if she were one of her own pups. As Sarah grows up among the wolves, she will tame the wilderness, and her adventures-chronicled by a writer named Max Merriwell-will make her a legend of the frontier.
Unlike the hero of Wild Angel, the women of Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell do not expect danger when they set off on their journey. But when Pat and Susan's cruise ship sails into the Bermuda Triangle, reality begins to twist. As supernatural creatures menace the ship, these two would-be vacationers will have no choice but to hang on for the ride.
In Wild Angel, Sarah sits by the river with her mother, watching her father pan for gold. The calm of the California hills is broken by a rifle shot, the start of an ambush that leaves Sarah's parents murdered and scalped and forces the three-year-old to flee into the woods. Hungry, cold, and terribly lost, she is rescued by a she-wolf named Wauna, who feeds Sarah as if she were one of her own pups. As Sarah grows up among the wolves, she will tame the wilderness, and her adventures-chronicled by a writer named Max Merriwell-will make her a legend of the frontier.
Unlike the hero of Wild Angel, the women of Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell do not expect danger when they set off on their journey. But when Pat and Susan's cruise ship sails into the Bermuda Triangle, reality begins to twist. As supernatural creatures menace the ship, these two would-be vacationers will have no choice but to hang on for the ride.
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Pat Murphy has won numerous awards for her thoughtful, literary science fiction and fantasy writing, including two Nebula Awards, the Philip K. Dick Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Seiun Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She has published eight novels and many short stories. Her works include
Rachel in Love;
The Falling Woman;
The City, Not Long After;
Nadya; and
Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell, a novel that
Publishers Weekly called the "cerebral equivalent of a roller-coaster ride." Her children's novel,
The Wild Girls, received a Christopher Award in 2008.
In addition to writing fiction, Pat writes about science for children and adults. She has authored three science books for adults and more than fifteen science activity books for children. Her science writings have been honored with the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, the Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, the Pirelli INTERNETional Award for environmental publishing, and an award from Good Housekeeping.
In 1991, with writer Karen Fowler, Pat cofounded the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender roles. This award is funded by grassroots efforts that include auctions and bake sales, harnessing the power of chocolate chip cookies in an ongoing effort to change the world.
Pat enjoys looking for and making trouble. Her favorite color is ultraviolet. Her favorite book is whichever one she is working on right now.
In addition to writing fiction, Pat writes about science for children and adults. She has authored three science books for adults and more than fifteen science activity books for children. Her science writings have been honored with the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, the Science Books and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books, the Pirelli INTERNETional Award for environmental publishing, and an award from Good Housekeeping.
In 1991, with writer Karen Fowler, Pat cofounded the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender roles. This award is funded by grassroots efforts that include auctions and bake sales, harnessing the power of chocolate chip cookies in an ongoing effort to change the world.
Pat enjoys looking for and making trouble. Her favorite color is ultraviolet. Her favorite book is whichever one she is working on right now.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- PRAISE FOR THE WRITING OF PAT MURPHY
- Title Page
- Contents
- WILD ANGEL
- PART ONE: 1850
- 1. MURDER IN THE WILDERNESS
- 2. IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE BEASTS
- 3. A CLEVER VILLAIN
- 4. WANTED
- 5. FIRST KILL
- 6. ROMULUS AND REMUS
- 7. THE BEGINNING OF A CORRESPONDENCE
- 8. AN AMAZING YOUNG SAVAGE
- PART TWO: 1855
- 9. STONE WOLF
- 10. THE CAPTAIN'S WIFE
- PART THREE: 1859
- 11. A YOUNG MAN'S GUIDE
- 12. THE SAVAGE LIFE
- 13. LITTLE LOST LAMB
- 14. ANGEL IN THE WILDERNESS
- 15. LEADER OF THE PACK
- 16. HER OWN KIND
- PART FOUR: 1863
- 17. PROFESSOR SERUNCA'S WAGON OF WONDERS
- 18. UP A TREE
- 19. A FORMIDABLE WOMAN
- 20. THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
- 21. HAVE YOU SEEN THE ELEPHANT?
- 22. UNEASY MEMORIES
- 23. THE DEAD MAN
- 24. POWER AND MERCY
- 25. NELLY WAS A LADY
- 26. THE END
- Mary Maxwell's Afterword to Wild Angel
- Max Merriwell's Afterword to Wild Angel
- Pat Murphy's Afterword to Wild Angel
- ADVENTURES IN TIME AND SPACE WITH MAX MERRIWELL
- ONE
- TWO
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- THREE
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- TWENTY-FIVE
- BAD GRRLZ' GUIDE TO PHYSICS
- Afterword to Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Afterword to Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality
- About the Author
- Copyright
