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Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse

by · 1991

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A collection of funny, frivolous and frightening poems by thirty of the world's best known science fiction, fantasy and horror authors. It includes poems by: Brian Aldiss, Sharon Baker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Ian Childer, Storm Constantine, Galad Elflandsson, Jo Fletcher, John M Ford, Stephen Gallagher, David Garnett and John Grant.

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young adult
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short · 107 pages
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