The Madonna and the Starship

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In the golden era of sci-fi TV, why were alien crustaceans so darned literal Beloved 1950's star Uncle Wonder must create the ultimately irreverent television show -- or crayfish from outer space will inflict their death-ray on an unsuspecting viewership. It is New York City, 1953. The new medium of live television has been kind to young pulp-fiction writer Kurt Jastrow.

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Picked as an io9.com June Must-Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Book

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James Morrow is the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Towing Jehovah, the Nebula Award-winning novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima, and the New York Times Notable Book Blameless in Abaddon. His recent novels include The Last Witchfinder, hailed by the Washington Post as "literary magic," and The Philosopher's Apprentice, which received a rave review from Entertainment Weekly. He is a master of the satiric and the surreal who has enjoyed comparison with Twain, Vonnegut, and Updike. Morrow lives in State College, Pennsylvania.