Holy devices and infernal duds: the Broadmore exhibits: Electrical neurheographoitron / Minister Faust -- St. Brendan's shank / Kelly Barnhill -- Auble gun / Will Hindmarch -- Dacey's patent automatic nanny / Ted Chiang. Honoring Lambshead: stories inspired by the cabinet: Threads / Carrie Vaughn -- Ambrose and the ancient spirits of east and west / Garth Nix -- Relic / Jeffrey Ford -- Lord Dunsany's teapot / Naomi Novik -- Lot 558: shadow of my nephew by Wells, Charlotte / Holly Black -- Short history of Dunkelblau's Meistergarten / Tad Williams. Microbial alchemy and demented machinery: the Mignola exhibits: Addison Howell and the clockroach / Cherie Priest -- Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham, GBE, a.k.a. Roboticus the all-knowing / Lev Grossman -- Shamalung (The diminutions) / Michael Moorcock -- Pulvadmonitor: the dust's warning / China Miéville. Miéville anomalies: The very shoe / Helen Oyeyemi -- Gallows-horse / Reza Negarestani. Further oddities: Thing in the jar / Michael Cisco -- Singing fish / Amal el-Mohtar -- Armor of Sir Locust / Stepan Chapman -- Key to the Castleblakeney key / Caitlin R. Kiernan -- Taking the rats to Riga / Jay Lake -- Book of categories / Charles Yu -- Objects discovered in a novel under construction / Alan Moore. Visits and departures: 1929: the singular taffy puller / N.K. Jemisin -- 1943: A brief note pertaining to the absence on one olivaceous cormorant, stuffed / Rachel Swirsky -- 1963: The argument against Louis Pasteur / Mary Lafferty -- 1972: The lichenologist's visit / Ekaterina Sedia -- 1995: Kneel / Brian Evenson -- 2000: Dr. Lambshead's dark room / S.J. Chambers -- 2003: The pea / Gio Clairval.
Summary:
Collection of stories centering around Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead's astonishing cabinet of curiosities, which is filled with artifacts and personal diaries and recreates the doctor's many exploits.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.