| The Fate of Mice Contributor(s): Palwick, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1892391422 ISBN-13: 9781892391421 Publisher: Tachyon Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: The fantastic and magical realities humans create and their often terrifying consequences are examined in this unflinching collection of work from a noted science fiction writer. A determined mother attempts to break the fairy tale spell that confines her daughters, a female wolf learns that loving a man can be quite dangerous, and a manipulative politician harvests zombies in these stories that are beautiful and brutal, but maintain a modicum of hope for the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.58" W x 8.46" (0.61 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gathering together the most outstanding short stories of Susan Palwick's twenty-year literary career, The Fate of Mice is a powerful collection from an extraordinary fantasist. These unflinching tales, including three original pieces, consider a woman born with her heart exposed and the heartless killer who protects her, a wolf who is willingly ensnared by a devious academic, a businessman resurrected to play at politics, and an ingenious mouse dreaming beyond the laboratory. With the perceptiveness of Joyce Carol Oates, the inventiveness of Ray Bradbury, and the emotional resonance of Alice Sebold, The Fate of Mice is a meditation on the very art of storytelling: mythic, beautiful, and often brutal, filled with authentic compassion. |