Soul Taster
Ken Rand
Meet:
- a man who hunts evil with his bare tongue...
- three old people slowly dying at the end of the world...
- an alien hunter of treacherous primitive humans...
- and a little girl whose talent for weaving transcends time itself...
Ken Rand is well-known for his humorous stories; his Lucky Nickel Saloon is host to some of the most imaginative humor in print today, told in an unadulterated voice, authentic and rich. His humor is often twisted and black. But not here. Here, in these four tales, Ken Rand's mask is turned upside down and his voice is grim, somber. Here, he weaves a tapestry that entwines brutal deceit, naked lust, selfless sacrifice, bittersweet love, and mankind's constant struggle against ageless, relentless evil — but you'll find not the faintest whisper of laughter. If there is humor here, it is buried deep in the dark heart of the reader.
"Ken Rand's characters are real and disturbing, and his fiction will stay with you and haunt you long after you've set down the pages. You can feel the jungle in Trophy Kill, believe the old woman is real in Refuge, and smell the sweat and blood in Soul Taster. His words are that powerful and descriptive; the scenes he creates are vivid and unsettling."— Jean Rabe
fantasy & SF author and editor
"Ken Rand is definitely one of the brightest new talents in fantastic fiction today. A writer to watch."— Darrell Schweitzer
co-editor, Weird Tales
"Ken Rand's got game."— James Van Pelt
author & teacher