The Brains of Rats

Bram Stoker Award nominee 1990. Word Fantasy Award nominee 1990.

In these twelve stories we enter the darkest corridors of America's hospitals. Meet a scientist who discovers how to predetermine and alter the sex of a pregnant woman's fetus, and proceeds to contemplate his own gender... and a surgeon whose primary practice is removing organs and limbs from unwilling patients to redistribute them to unfortunate victims in impoverished countries. Filled with dark surprises, these splendid tales invite us to glimpse the world of high-tech medicine from a disturbing new angle.

Contents:

• Introduction by Michael McDowell
• The Brains of Rats
• Tissue Ablation and Variant Regeneration: A Case Report
• The Domino Master
• Drown Yourself
• Interview with C. W.
• Shed His Grace
• Keeping House
• The Glitter and the Glamour
• The Promise of Warmth
• The Wet Suit
• The Thing Itself
• Bestseller