Richard Kadrey is the master of what I call "Burst Sci-Fi" which is the art of writing short stories that fit onto a single page yet are more intriguing and beguiling than any novel-length story you've ever read.
Kadrey manages to pack more great ideas, with exquisite language, into a small space than anyone I've ever known.
Proof? Here it is:
MUDROSTI (the burning satellite re-entry)
http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/kadrey17.html
And this:
DOG BOYS (the pre-"Desolation Jones" short):
http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/kadrey21.html
And this:
SURFING THE KHUMBU (mega-cool sci/fi spy girl action):
http://www.infinitematrix.net/stories/shortshorts/kadrey27.html
Go. Read. Marvel.
Kadrey is a master.
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