Send My Love And A Molotov Cocktail: Stories of Crime, Love and Rebellion

Description

From the turbulent days of unionism in the streets of New York City during the Great Depression to a group of old women who meet at their local caf(c) to plan a radical act that will change the world forever, these original and once out-of-print stories capture the various ways in which people can rise up to challenge the status quo and change the relationships of power. Ideal for any fan of noir, science fiction, revolution and mayhem, Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail includes works by Michael Moorcock, Sara Paretsky, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Cory Doctorow and more.

Gary Phillips is the author of The Jook and The Underbelly. He is an editor and a contributor to Orange County Noir. He lives in Los Angeles. Andrea Gibbons is an editor at PM Press and the associate editor of the progressive journal CITY.

Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! is an excellent, eclectic anthology of stories, a perfect book to read now that the cold autumn weather is starting to chill the OWS protesters. The struggle continues . . . so get your grind on! --www.tor.com (November 2011) Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! will interest readers of both the science fiction and mystery genres. Editors Gary Phillips and Andrea Gibbons have put together an interesting mix of pulp, hard-boiled and noirish mysteries along with several science fiction stories, many with a decidedly political bent. --www.SFRevu.com The stories in Send My Love may riff on radical and revolutionary themes, but they are more entertaining than instructive. --Briarpatch Magazine The 18 mostly original stories in this thought-provoking crime anthology offer gritty testament to the violence, cunning, and resilience of people pushed to the brink. --Publishers Weekly (November 27, 2011) There are some real gems between its covers. Major names from not only the crime beat, but also the sci-fi and fantasy genres, make worthwhile contributions to the set, including names like Cory Doctorow, Sara Paretsky, and Kim Stanley Robinson. --San Francisco Book Review (April 2012)