Rick Bass - The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness

Pros: Bass' love for the land is like the howl of a wolf under a star-spangled sky that's ablaze with the northern lights--these novellas are eco-fiction's finest hour

Cons: Bass' passion for environmental activism sometimes results in stilted language that slows the pace

Review: Man and earth merge, literally, in the pages of Rick Bass’ collection of three novellas, The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness. Bass, who divides his time between fiction and non-fiction nature essays, has always been concerned about man’s impact on...