The First Rhys Hughes MEGAPACK®

INTRODUCTION, by John Betancourt

INTRODUCTION, by John Betancourt

I have been enjoying the work of Welsh fantasist Rhys Hughes for quite a few years now, and it’s an honor to be publishing not one, but three MEGAPACK® collections of his indescribably excellent, of which this is the first. There is fantasy, of course. But there is absurdist comedy. And horrors. And monsters. And all manner of things that only he could come up with. Truly, there is no one writing at the moment who is anything like him. Looking backwards, he’s a bit like R.A. Lafferty (but not), and a bit like Neal Gaiman (but not), and a bit like Paul Di Filippo (but not). Or perhaps they are a bit like him? (Or not?) After all, it’s a bit field with lots of overlap.

Whatever these 24 tales are (or are not), prepare yourself for a strange and magical journey. You will have fun!

—John Betancourt

Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

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