Nick DiChario's short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century, among others. He has been nominated for a John W. Campbell Award, two Hugo Awards, and a World Fantasy Award. Nick is an independent bookseller (owner of The Write Book and Gift Shop, in Honeoye Falls, New York) and the fiction editor of HazMat Literary Review.
"The author explores several issues, not just those of faith and
love, but other serious, thought-provoking matters, such as
euthanasia and the after-life. At the back of the book is a Book
Club Guide which lists a series of questions to generate some
discussion and reflection regarding the contents of the book. There
is adventure but also a lot of thought-provoking commentary. . . A
Small and Remarkable Life would be enjoyed by someone looking for
thoughtful discussion of issues that are still with us today, or
someone who is looking for a story that is just a little bit
different from the normal in this genre. You don't have to be a
hardened science fiction fan to enjoy this pleasant little tale. "
Recommended. -- CM Magazine "Nick DiChario's first novel, A Small
and Remarkable Life, is at core a 'man who fell to Earth' tale set
in the mid-19th century Adirondacks backwoods. No lie, this is one
small and remarkable book, powerful, full of unexpected story
twists, suffused with a strange alien light and replete with a
pathos that had this reviewer reaching for his tissue box within
the first 15 pages." -- Scifidimentions.com "A Small and Remarkable
Life is a remarkable novel, but not a small one. With a persistence
and sensitivity worthy of his quirky hero, DiChario quietly
explores the big questions: faith, love, hope, and the true nature
of reality. This is one of the most original first-contact novels I
have ever read, and a must for everyone who cares about good
fiction." --Hugo Award-winner Nancy Kress "I've been waiting a long
time for this book. Hell, everyone has been waiting a long time for
this book." -- Nebula Award-winner Mike Resnick, from his
introduction "Nick DiChario writes with a deft touch. Whether
illustrating religious practices, a 19th-century game of baseball
or the psychedelic Wetspace where Tink originated from, the
author's prose reads like poetry. . . The juxtaposition of the
future with the past is what makes A Small and Remarkable Life such
an intoxicating science fiction. . . His story offers many insights
into the truth of what it means to be human." -- hour.ca
"The author explores several issues, not just those of faith and
love, but other serious, thought-provoking matters, such as
euthanasia and the after-life. At the back of the book is a Book
Club Guide which lists a series of questions to generate some
discussion and reflection regarding the contents of the book. There
is adventure but also a lot of thought-provoking commentary. . . "A
Small and Remarkable Life" would be enjoyed by someone looking for
thoughtful discussion of issues that are still with us today, or
someone who is looking for a story that is just a little bit
different from the normal in this genre. You don't have to be a
hardened science fiction fan to enjoy this pleasant little tale.
"
Recommended.
-- "CM Magazine"
"Nick DiChario's first novel, "A Small and Remarkable Life," is at
core a 'man who fell to Earth' tale set in the mid-19th century
Adirondacks backwoods. No lie, this is one small and remarkable
book, powerful, full of unexpected story twists, suffused with a
strange alien light and replete with a pathos that had this
reviewer reaching for his tissue box within the first 15
pages."
-- Scifi"dimentions."com
""A Small and Remarkable Life" is a remarkable novel, but not a
small one. With a persistence and sensitivity worthy of his quirky
hero, DiChario quietly explores the big questions: faith, love,
hope, and the true nature of reality. This is one of the most
original first-contact novels I have ever read, and a must for
everyone who cares about good fiction."
--"Hugo Award-winner Nancy Kress"
"I've been waiting a long time for this book. Hell, everyone has
been waiting a long time for this book."
-- "Nebula Award-winner Mike Resnick, from his introduction"
"Nick DiChario writes with a deft touch. Whether illustrating
religious practices, a 19th-century game of baseball or the
psychedelic Wetspace where Tink originated from, the author's prose
reads like poetry. . . The juxtaposition of the future with the
past is what makes "A Small and Remarkable Life" such an
intoxicating science fiction. . . His story offers many insights
into the truth of what it means to be human."
-- "hour.ca"
"The author explores several issues, not just those of faith and
love, but other serious, thought-provoking matters, such as
euthanasia and the after-life. At the back of the book is a Book
Club Guide which lists a series of questions to generate some
discussion and reflection regarding the contents of the book. There
is adventure but also a lot of thought-provoking commentary. . . "A
Small and Remarkable Life" would be enjoyed by someone looking for
thoughtful discussion of issues that are still with us today, or
someone who is looking for a story that is just a little bit
different from the normal in this genre. You don't have to be a
hardened science fiction fan to enjoy this pleasant little
tale."
Recommended.
-- "CM Magazine" "Nick DiCharioas first novel, "A Small and
Remarkable Life," is at core a 'man who fell to Earth' tale set in
the mid-19th century Adirondacks backwoods. No lie, this is one
small and remarkable book, powerful, full of unexpected story
twists, suffused with a strange alien light and replete with a
pathos that had this reviewer reaching for his tissue box within
the first 15 pages."
-- Scifi"dimentions,"com ""A Small and Remarkable Life" is a
remarkable novel, but not a small one. With a persistence and
sensitivity worthy of his quirky hero, DiChario quietly explores
the big questions: faith, love, hope, and the true nature of
reality. This is one of the most original first-contact novels I
have ever read, and a must for everyone who cares about good
fiction."
--"Hugo Award-winner Nancy Kress" "I've been waiting a long time
for this book. Hell, everyone has been waiting a long time for this
book."
-- "Nebula Award-winner MikeResnick, from his introduction" "Nick
DiChario writes with a deft touch. Whether illustrating religious
practices, a 19th-century game of baseball or the psychedelic
Wetspace where Tink originated from, the author's prose reads like
poetry. . . The juxtaposition of the future with the past is what
makes "A Small and Remarkable Life" such an intoxicating science
fiction. . . His story offers many insights into the truth of what
it means to be human."
-- "hour.ca"
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