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Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before?,the writer faced with a blank sheet of paper has to decide how the story he is going to write will develop: what will be its theme? what will be its outcome? He draws on his experience and talent to produce an original work for his reader's enjoyment. On occasion, however, his mind may be seeded with ideas drawn from something he himself has read. This year's ANNUAL MACABRE looks at a number of writers whose work appears either to have been influenced, or been an influence upon, the work of others.

In some of the stories, well-known writers have drawn on, and improved, earlier work. In others, lesser known writers have attempted their own variations on well-known stories. In his fascinating introduction, which the reader is strongly urged to consider before reading the stories themselves, Jack Adrian discusses the theme of plagiarism and literary (and musical) theft. But outright plagiarism is not the sole theme of this ANNUAL which, as ever, showcases stories that will, in the main, be unknown, even if certain themes and storylines will be at least vaguely familiar, if not instantly recognizable.

Edition Details

• This is a full clothbound edition limited to 400 copies.

External Links

• Jack Adrian. ISFDB entry for Jack Adrian
• Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before?. ISFDB entry for Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before?