Albert E. Cowdrey
Albert E. Cowdrey (December 8, 1933 – August 21, 2022) was an American author who wrote nonfictional historical studies and fantasy and science fiction literature.
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[edit]Short fiction
[edit]The Overseer (2008)
[edit]- Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (March 2008). Page numbers are from the reprint in Stephen Jones (ed.), The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 20, published by Running Press in 2009, ISBN 978-0-7624-3727-6, American edition, first printing
- Nominated for the 2009 World Fantasy Award for best novella
- Italics as in the book
- Ah, how fortunate are those who have never learned the awful truth taught by hunger: that a man will do anything, to live one single day more!
- p. 368
- I have never known why women believe the things men tell them – or vice versa.
- p. 381
- “I am prepared for anything,” he said.
I shook my head at his fatal arrogance. How can a man be prepared for anything?- p. 386
- Confession might be good for the soul, but if incautiously made public might be death to the body.
- p. 390
