| Portable Childhoods Contributor(s): Klages, Ellen (Author), Gaiman, Neil (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1892391457 ISBN-13: 9781892391452 Publisher: Tachyon Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Emerging from a unique and powerful voice, this innovative collection offers a tantalizing glimpse of what lies hidden just beyond the ordinary, skirting the border between childhood and adulthood. Mysticism, heroism, cruelty, and compassion thread through these multifaceted tales--which range from the origins of the Manhattan Project to a culinary object-lesson, from 1950s corruption to a slight glitch in Creation. Collected here for the first time and including an excerpt from her breakout first novel "The Green Glass Sea," these stories are timeless and delightful, chilling and beautiful. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Collections & Anthologies - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.63 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ?Brilliant stories." --Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother ?There are so many smart, sweet, funny, troubling treats here about so many things--childhood, chefs, God, barber shops, the atomic bomb--that it's nearly impossible to pick a favorite. Just read them all! They're great!? --Connie Willis, author of To Say Nothing of the Dog This long-awaited first short fiction collection from Scott O'Dell award-winning author Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea), offers a tantalizing glimpse of what lies hidden just beyond the ordinary. Described by reviewers as timeless, delightful, chilling, and beautiful, this is short fiction at its best, emerging from a distinctive, powerful voice. Includes the Nebula Award?winning novelette ?Basement Magic" as well as the story that became The Green Glass Sea. |