Summary
Christopher Priest is one of the most acclaimed writers of both SF and literary fiction at work today. Here, for the first time in almost twenty years, is a collection of his short work. Largely previously uncollected, ranging from the horrific to the touching, the science fictional to the realist, these stories are a perfect demonstration of the breadth and power of Priest’s writing.
Eleven stories are included, along with commentary and reflection from the author. Within these pages…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473200630 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473200636 |
| Author: | Christopher Priest |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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A fine collection from one of weird fiction’s greats– SFX
Britain’s pre-eminent writer of literary science fiction - The Herald
Eerily powerful - SpectatorThis is a quiet masterpiece in a career full of them: a gripping, mournful, powerful novel that guides the reader through truths - and fictions - about the way the media and what we recall can work together to fool us. - GuardianBrilliantly constructed, cleverly contrived to fox our memories, so you end the novel trying to puzzle out what it was you just read. - LocusAbout The Author
Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest’s novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary literary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD) and a major genre prize (THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD); THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS. THE ISLANDERS won both the BSFA and John W. Campbell awards. He was selected for the original BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS in 1983.
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