Eighteen exhilarating journeys into Rush-inspired worlds The music of
Rush, one of the most successful bands in history, is filled with
fantastic stories, evocative images, and thought-provoking futures and
pasts. In this anthology, notable, bestselling, and award-winning
writers each chose a Rush song as the spark for a new story, drawing
inspiration from the visionary trio that is Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and
Neil Peart. Enduring stark dystopian struggles or testing the limits of
the human spirit, the characters populating 2113 find strength while
searching for hope in a world that is repressive, dangerous, or just
debilitatingly bland. Most of these tales are science fiction, but some
are fantasies, thrillers, even edgy mainstream. Many of Rush's big hits
are represented, as well as deeper cuts . . . with wonderful results.
This anthology also includes the seminal stories that inspired the Rush
classics "Red Barchetta" and "Roll the Bones," as well as Kevin J.
Anderson's novella sequel to the groundbreaking Rush album 2112. 2113
contains stories by New York Times bestselling authors Kevin J.
Anderson, Michael Z. Williamson, David Mack, David Farland, Dayton Ward,
and Mercedes Lackey; award winners Fritz Leiber, Steven Savile, Brad R.
Torgersen, Ron Collins, David Niall Wilson, and Brian Hodge, as well as
many other authors with imaginations on fire.
