For a Breath I Tarry

by Roger Zelazny

This book is the template of what a short story should be. I’ve read this thing a million times. I read it again today and it made me want to cry. I have to say, nobody gets killed, there are no murderous terminator robots, there are no super-action power suits, there are no roving unmanned airplanes in the sky – but this story is just incredible.