The eclectic stories in Vick's provocative first collection span from the serious to the whimsical and from hard-edged science fiction to gauzy fantasy . . . Despite the broad range of subject matter, the authorial voice is strikingly assured throughout . . . Vick's facility with language will keep readers engaged. There is a bit of something for everyone in this competent and quirky work. --Publishers Weekly Here be wonders: machines that dream of rivers that flow in straight lines, Polaroids that predict the future, and true love that leads to truer terrors. Go ahead but don't look back. --Terry Bisson, author of Bears Discover Fire Vick's imagination is like a Roman Candle strapped to a nervous cat. These exuberant stories take you to places you don't recognize and convince you they are real. --James Van Pelt, author of The Experience Arcade Edd Vick's Truer Love and Other Lies is inventive and surprising. Vick adeptly uses fantastic fiction to challenge readers. He fearlessly inhabits unexpected protagonists and presents bold ideas. --Brenda Cooper, author of Wilders and Edge of Dark