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DRIVE OR BE DRIVEN IBD

ALIYA WHITELEY
NEWCON PRESS
04 / 2024
9781914953705
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Sinopsis

Aliya WhiteleyâÇÖs fiction has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell, BFS, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, James Tiptree Jr and Saboteur awards.áá'When I read WhiteleyâÇÖs short stories I think of Japanese netsuke - magnificent miniatures, perfect in every detail. But netsuke donâÇÖt keep me awake at night.' - M. R. CareyA new collection from one of the most exciting voices in genre fiction. Nineteen stories, eleven of them original to this collection, all themed on travel, be it a desperate need to be somewhere else or a burning desire to escape whatâÇÖs been left behind.Contents:Early BirdááááááááDrive or be DrivenááááááááááááááááLuisa OpinesáááááááááááááááááááááCold TradeáááááááááááááááThe Emblem of DaydreamsáááááááááááááááYour HeroáááááááááááááááááááááááWrappedáááááááááááááááThe LibrarianáááááááááááááA Possible Location For EaglesáááááááááááFernieááááááááááááááááááááááááááOngoingáááááááááááA Million Moving PartsááááááááááááááááááááááStreamersáááááááááááááááááááPack Your CoatáááááááááááááMultiplyááááááááááááááááááááááRich GrowthááááááááBeastáááááááááááááááááSomething From the GardenáááááááááááAt Night, The Road'Rich Growth'... keeps the focus on transformation and the lines between people and the natural world. Here gardeners use their own blood and energy to grow vines up to precious gemflowers... and the story explores the grief and freedom that comes along with that.' - LocusâÇÖLuisa OpinesâÇÖ is a real oddity, part fairy tale, part satirical comment on social/marketing surveys that attempt to mould our preferences... The story is quirky and surreal, and concludes with a great line that signals LuisaâÇÖs refusal to accept certainty.' - IZ Digital