Auto-Da-Fé

Zelazny, Roger. "Auto-Da-Fé." Dangerous Visions. Harlan Ellison, ed. New York: Doubleday, 1967. Coll. Last Defender of Camelot.

On a planet covered in metal, in the Plaza de Autos, to the cries of "Viva! El mechador!" Monolo Stillete Dos Muertos takes monkey wrench and long-handled screw driver in his hands and faces death from powerful cars opposing him in the ring. Think Ernest Hemingway and Tom Lehrer; cf. and contrast auto works listed under Stephen King; see in Keyword Index "automobile," "car," "truck," "vehicle." (RDE, 20/07/01)