TOC: ‘The Apes of Wrath’ Edited by Rick Klaw
Tachyon has posted the table of contents of The Apes of Wrath edited by Rick Klaw, described thusly:
In Rue Morgue, the jungles of Tarzan, the fables of Aesop, and outer space, the apes in these fantastic tales boldly go where humans dare not. With a foreword from the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, this provocative anthology delves into our cultural fascination with – and dread of – our simian cousins. These classic stories explore the lighter and darker sides of apes, mirroring our own deepest desires and anxieties. “Evil Robot Monkey” introduces a disgruntled chimp implanted with a chip that makes him cleverer than both his cohort and humans alike. In “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” a murder mystery unravels with the discovery of a hair that does not appear quite human. Merging steampunk with slapstick, “The Ape-Box Affair” has a not-so-ordinary orangutan landing on Earth in a spherical flying ship–where he is promptly mistaken for an alien. King Kong sets a terrible example with booze and Barbie dolls in “Godzilla’s 12-Step Program.” If you’ve ever wondered what makes humans different from apes, soon you’ll be asking yourself, is it less than we think?
And here’s the table of contents:
- “Tarzan’s First Love” by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- “Quidquid volueris” by Gustave Flaubert
- “A Report to an Academy” by Franz Kafka
- “Her Furry Face” by Leigh Kennedy
- “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal
- “Godzilla’s 12 Step Program” by Joe R. Lansdale
- “Rachel in Love” by Pat Murphy
- “Murders in the Rue Morgue” by Edgar Allen Poe
- “The Maze of Maâl Dweb” by Clark Ashton Smith
- “Deviation From A Theme” by Steven Utley
- “Dr. Hudson’s Secret Gorilla” by Howard Waldrop
- “The Cult of the White Ape” by Hugh B. Cave
- “The Apes and the Two Travelers” by Aesop
- “After King Kong Fell” by Philip Jose Farmer
- “The Ape Box Affair” by James Blaylock
- “Faded Roses” by Karen Joy Fowler
- “Red Shadows” by Robert E. Howard
- Comics essay by Scott Cupp
- Literature essay by Jess Nevins
- Movies essay by Rick Klaw
- Gorilla Men essay by Mark Finn
Great lineup! Expect this one in February 2013.
