Before & Beyond

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Before & Beyond is a collection of stories by Patrick Welch... Off I surfed to Titan to read the first Patrick Welch story in a long list of titles... The Ganymede Incident. Immediately I was struck by three points that would continuously assail me about Pat's work each and every time I encountered it. First, I liked his style. Second, I enjoyed his mind (twisted as it was). And third, I was reading the work of a man who would one day enjoy a much larger audience. Patrick Welch became my favorite web author, after reading the first Westchester Station excerpt, when it appeared in Jackhammer. I loved the feel of the piece. His work etched itself even deeper into my admiration, when I read my first Brendell story in Eternity Online. But it wasn't until I read his book The Thirteenth Magician that I really appreciated the true scope of his genius. It was that book and his Westchester Station stories that propelled me to write these words. What can you expect to find within this volume? I won't even try to describe it. Nothing I say can prepare you for Patrick Welch. Even a man of words like me, can scarcely think of the appropriate adjectives to heap upon him. And being the modest fellow he is, it's unlikely that he'd do more than blush and turn away in any case. At least on one level, I truly envy some of the people reading this intro. Those of you that have yet to experience your first Patrick Welch story ...because you have no idea of what's in store for you. Steve Lazarowitz