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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! JamesPatrick Kelly (born 1951 in Mineola, New York)is an Americanscience fiction author who beganpublishing in the 1970s and remains to this day animportant figure in the SF field. Kelly made hisfirst fiction sale in 1975, and has since been amajor force in the science fiction field. Hegraduated magna cum laude from the University ofNotre Dame in 1972, with a B.A. in English Literature ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 10^16 to 1, Think Like a Dinosaur, Burn, the Best Christmas Ever, Rat, Mr. Boy. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: "10 to 1" is a science fiction novelette published in 1999 by James Patrick Kelly. It was the winner of the 2000 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. It was also nominated for the 2000 Locus award and Asimov's Reader Poll. The story follows Ray Beaumont, a 12 year old boy living in New York during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. During the Cold War tensions of the time Ray meets Cross, a man he believes is from the future. He offers him a temporary place to stay in his familys back yard bomb shelter and proceeds to acquire the items necessary for Cross's mission. When he doesn't tell his parents about Cross, and comes home one afternoon to find that his mother has discovered an intruder in the bomb shelter, events quickly spiral out of control and Ray becomes convinced that he is the only one able to prevent World War III. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16080400 ... Read more

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This first major retrospective collects Kelly's finest short fiction from a 20-year career and includes a dazzling array of work, from hard science fiction and Twilight Zone-inspired fantasies to stark futuristic horror. The grim fable "Pogrom" presents a near-futuristic scenario in which internecine warfare has broken out between the aging boomer generation and a youthful dispossessed proletariat who must support them. The landmark novella "Mr. Boy" is the wildly inventive tale of a genetically stunted 12-year-old who literally lives inside his mother, who has turned herself into a three-quarter-scale model of the Statue of Liberty. "The First Law of Thermodynamics" is a remarkable evocation of the psychedelic sixties-the time of Vietnam, Kent State, and acid rock-in which, like that era itself, nothing is what it appears to be. The now-famous title story, "Think Like a Dinosaur," is a tale of a transporter beam maintained by aliens, through which humanity can visit the stars.Amazon.com Review
This is a handsome, limited edition collection of the bestwork by one of the finest short fiction writers in sciencefiction. There are 14 stories in all, ranging from straight SF totales that stray into the fantasy and horror genres. Of special noteis the title story, which earned the 1996 Hugo Award for BestNovelette and a 1996 Nebula Award nomination. But all of the storiesare excellent in their own right. An insightful forward by JamesPatrick Kelly's friend and sometimes collaborator John Kessel (Corrupting Dr. Nice)leads off the collection and explores Kelly's somewhat underratedcareer. ... Read more

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A Very Interesting and Eclectic Mix of Stories
This is the first collection released by Golden Gryphon Press, back in 1997. It is mostly a collection of sci-fi stories, but it bounces around every genre, including one story that is just a weird tale about an acid trip by a group of friends in the 1960's. It's a very good mix of styles contained herein.

This wasn't a great collection, but it was very interesting, as I found myself reading through this collection rather effortlessly and quickly. The title story was memorable, as it tells how a race of dinosaurs came back to earth and helped them learn how to travel through space. Standing in Line with Mr. Jimmy was a fantastic tale of waiting in line for a new tomorrow. And the final story Mr. Boy was a novella sized story of a coming-of-age story in a weird future where rich people altered their bodies, and Mr. Boy kept on stunting himself to keep him the size and appearance of a 12-year old. All-in-all this was a worthwhile read, with some very good stuff within this collection.

Not Free SF Reader
A definitely good collection of stories.The first, and 'title track' if you like is the clear standout in this book, no question.In fact, it is the last few that I generally didn't like as much as the rest, but on the whole this collection is well above average, and easily above 3.60, let alone 3.50.

Think Like a Dinosaur : Think Like a Dinosaur - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Heroics - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Pogrom [Home Front] - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Faith - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Big Guy - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Dancing with the Chairs - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Rat - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : The First Law of Thermodynamics - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Breakaway Backdown - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Standing in Line with Mr. Jimmy - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Crow - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Monsters - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Itsy Bitsy Spider - James Patrick Kelly
Think Like a Dinosaur : Mr. Boy - James Patrick Kelly

Lizard people's replication errors multiply.

4.5 out of 5


Not super.

3 out of 5


Selfish elder generation.

4 out of 5


Plant man match.

4 out of 5


Way Out fast heroware operator.

4 out of 5


Drinking desperate.

3 out of 5


Spook tail left with the Dust.

4 out of 5


Many hits, space cowboy.

3 out of 5


Colony life change.

4 out of 5


Spaceman denial.

4 out of 5


Space capsule balloon bash burn.

3.5 out of 5


Mental monster man happy after finding physical monster woman.

3.5 out of 5


Girlbot minder actor's filial substitute.

3.5 out of 5


Not wanting to grow up attitude certainly isn't helped by mum's mechanical approach to parenting.

3.5 out of 5

A brilliant collection.
James Patrick Kelly is among the best there is in science fiction. There are some real classics contained in Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories, from the now-famous title story, "Think Like a Dinosaur" (which won a well-deserved Hugo Award) to his brilliant, fast-paced novella, "Mr. Boy," which had a tremendous impact on me when I first read it, and still does. There's "Rat," one of my favorite cyberpunk tales, and the psychedelic "The First Law of Thermodynamics." Buy this book, read the stories contained within, and prepare to be duly impressed.

There is, however, no real thread linking these stories together; Kelly is something of a literary chameleon, and as such has created different moods and textures for each individual story. That is one of the true joys of reading his work, the fact that when you first start reading a Kelly story, all previous experiences you've had of his fiction means very little. Kelly has not attained as large a following as I think he deserves, probably due in part to his slow production of novels (he's only written four so far), but in the end recognition isn't the issue. The art is the issue, and Kelly is a true artist.

Masterpiece
Golden Gryphon Press has been publishing a long and wide range of single author short-story collections--and I must, obviously, admit that James Patrick Kelly's (author of WILDLIFE and LOOK INTO THE SUN) THINK LIKE A DINOSAUR AND OTHER STORIES has gained a special place in my heart. One of the leading SF stylists, Kelly's stories have a perfect blend of lyricism and sheer storytelling power; recently, he has earned well-deserved attention with his Hugo-winning stories, "Think Like a Dinosaur" and "10^16 to 1," respectively. Pick up this collection at all costs.

Wonderful story collection
James Patrick Kelly is a wonderful secret.If you polled a representative sampling of readers who call themselves SF fans, I would bet that not 50% are familiar with James Patrick Kelly.This is a shame because Mr. Kelly's work are of the very highest quality.This collection of short fiction shows off the very best of Kelly's stories and not one of them should be missed.

My favorite story of the collection is 'Mr. Boy', a wonderful novella about a 25-year-old who has re-engineered himself to remain in a 12-year-old body.This is Mr. Boy.Throughout the story Mr. Boy begins to mature, and he's not quite sure how to handle this.This 60+ page novella makes the entire collection worth purchasing, but there's so much more.

The wonderful stories "Rat", "Monsters", "Think Like a Dinosaur", and many more make this one of the most outstanding collections that I've had the good fortune to come across.Like all Golden Gryphon press books, this is an extraordinary collection from a very talented author.The Golden Gryphon imprint on a book is enough to make me open the wallet, even if it's an author that I am totally unfamiliar with.They put out excellent quality books filled with very good fiction.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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Some great stories.
This one has a couple terrrific stories: "Mr. Boy" by James Patrick Kelly, and "Madness Has Its Place" by Larry Niven. ... Read more

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This magazine has an excellent reputation for quality original fiction; copies are becoming quite scarce. Cover by Tito Salomoni. Contents: TZ Interview: George Romero by Tom Seligson; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Reginald Bretnor; Tiger of the Mind by Ron Wolfe; 32 A Friend in Need by Lisa Tuttle; Four by Douglas Jenmac; Midas Night by Sam Wilson; Writing for `The Twilight Zone' (essay) by George Clayton Johnson; TZ Screen Preview: Hollywood Cries Wolf! (essay) by Robert Martin; The Hidden Laughter by David Morrell; The Artisan by Lori Allen; Identity Crisis by James Patrick Kelly; Dr. Van Helsing's Handy Guide to Ghost Stories (essay) by Kurt Van Helsing; The Tale the Hermit Told by Alastair Reid; The Man Who Couldn't Remember by David Curtis; The Next Time Around by Paul J. Nahin; Show-by-Show Guide to TV's Twilight Zone: Part Five (essay) by Marc Scott Zicree, A. G. Metcalf; Editorial; book reviews by Theodore Sturgeon; Film by Gahan Wilson; The Odyssey of Flight 33 (script) by Rod Serling. Interior artwork by Robert Morello, J. Leech, Lee Brown Coye, Virgil Finlay, Charles Waller, Arthur Somerfield, Frances Jetter, Jose Reyes, Cannone, E. T. Steadman, Bob Neubecker. ... Read more

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This magazine has an excellent reputation for quality original fiction; copies are becoming quite scarce. Cover by Tito Salomoni. Contents: TZ Interview: George Romero by Tom Seligson; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Reginald Bretnor; Tiger of the Mind by Ron Wolfe; 32 A Friend in Need by Lisa Tuttle; Four by Douglas Jenmac; Midas Night by Sam Wilson; Writing for `The Twilight Zone' (essay) by George Clayton Johnson; TZ Screen Preview: Hollywood Cries Wolf! (essay) by Robert Martin; The Hidden Laughter by David Morrell; The Artisan by Lori Allen; Identity Crisis by James Patrick Kelly; Dr. Van Helsing's Handy Guide to Ghost Stories (essay) by Kurt Van Helsing; The Tale the Hermit Told by Alastair Reid; The Man Who Couldn't Remember by David Curtis; The Next Time Around by Paul J. Nahin; Show-by-Show Guide to TV's Twilight Zone: Part Five (essay) by Marc Scott Zicree, A. G. Metcalf; Editorial; book reviews by Theodore Sturgeon; Film by Gahan Wilson; The Odyssey of Flight 33 (script) by Rod Serling. Interior artwork by Robert Morello, J. Leech, Lee Brown Coye, Virgil Finlay, Charles Waller, Arthur Somerfield, Frances Jetter, Jose Reyes, Cannone, E. T. Steadman, Bob Neubecker. ... Read more