Learning How To Drown Contributor(s): Hellisen, Cat (Author) |
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ISBN: 1910935824 ISBN-13: 9781910935828 Publisher: Newcon Press OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Fiction | Fantasy - Collections & Anthologies - Fiction | Fantasy - Action & Adventure |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.56 lbs) 190 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Cat Hellisen is one of the most accomplished writers of African SFF. This fine collection gathers the best so far of her wondrous fictions." Cat Hellisen has the ability to conjure a sense of 'otherness' that most writers can only envy, casting grounded characters driven by passions and ambitions we all recognise in situations that take a step away from the Learning How to Drown represents her best work to date, gathering together seventeen fabulous stories, two of which appear for the first time and all of which showcase why Cat Hellisen is being tipped as an author to watch. "Cat Hellisen is a writer of wonderful and allusive stories; rich, engaging and often unsettling. Be prepared to be both submersed - and transformed - by the gripping magic within " "I loved this stunning collection of stories, every tale limned with beauty and steeped in a darkling strangeness that is absolutely unique. The bookshelves of any reader interested in the modern short story should proudly display a copy of Learning How To Drown front and centre." Contents: |