The Earth Strikes Back Explained

The Earth Strikes Back is a short story collection edited by Richard Chizmar published by White Wolf in 1994.

Plot summary

The Earth Strikes Back is a compilation of 20 ecological horror stories specially written for this publication.

Contents

• "My Copsa Micas", by Dan Simmons
• "Harvest", by Norman Partridge
• "Toxic Wastrels", by Poppy Z. Brite
• "The Forest Is Crying", by Charles De Lint
• "I Remember Me", by Thomas Tessier
• "Ground Water", by James Kisner
• "Cages", by Ed Gorman
• "Where It's Safe", by John Shirley
• "Expiration Date", by William Relling Jr.
• "The Dreaded Hobblobs", by Gary A. Braunbeck
• "Cancer Alley", by Nancy A. Collins
• "Binary", by Roman A. Ranieri
• "Tyrophex-Fourteen", by Ronald Kelly
• "Torrent", by Mark Rainey
• "Toxic Shock", by Rick Hautala
• "Please Stand By", by Thomas F. Monteleone
• "Double-Edged Sword", by Barry Hoffman
• "The Fur Coat", by Richard Laymon
• "Do Not Pass Go Do Not Collect $200", by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
• "Genesis II", by Hugh B. Cave

Reception

Andy Butcher reviewed The Earth Strikes Back for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.^[1] Butcher comments that "it's well worth the effort to track down, and very highly recommended" and called it "a superb work".^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Peter Crowther (1995) in Interzone, #101 November 1995^[2]
• Review by Eric M. Eskenazi (1996) in Fangoria, May 1996
• Review by Don D'Ammassa (1996) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #190 October 1996

Notes and References

1. Butcher. Andy. July 1996. The Great Library. Arcane. Future Publishing. 8. 81.
2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2173023