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Cosmogramma / by Newland, Courttia,author.(CARDINAL)419073;
"In his exquisite first collection of speculative fiction, Courttia Newland envisages an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora. Kill parties roam the streets of a post-apocalyptic world; a matriarchal race of mer creatures depends on interbreeding with mortals to survive; mysterious seeds appear in cities across the world, growing into the likeness of people in their vicinity. Through transfigured bodies and impossible encounters, Newland brings a sharp, fresh eye to age-old themes of the human capacity for greed, ambition, and self-destruction, but ultimately of our strength and resilience"--Inside jacket.
Subjects: Short stories.; Science fiction.; Apocalyptic fiction.; Speculative fiction.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Harlan Ellison's greatest hits / by Ellison, Harlan,author.(CARDINAL)709740; Straczynski, J. Michael,1954-editor.(CARDINAL)524355; Gaiman, Neil,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)340175; Khaw, Cassandra,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)628823;
Preface / by J. Michael Straczynski -- Foreword / by Neil Gaiman -- Introduction / by Cassandra Khaw --Angry gods. "Repent, harlequin," said the Ticktockman (1966) -- I have no mouth, and I must scream (1967) -- The deathbird (1974) -- Chatting with Anubis (1995) -- The whimper of whipped dogs (1973) -- Lost souls. Jeffty is five (1977) -- Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes (1967) -- Shatterday (1980) -- Mefisto in onyx (1993) -- On the downhill side (1972) -- The passage of time. Paladin of the lost hour (1986) -- The beast that shouted love at the heart of the world (1969) -- I'm looking for Kadak (1974) -- How interesting: a tiny man (2010) -- The lighter side. Djinn, no chaser (1983) -- How's the night life on Cissalda? (1977) -- From a to z, in the chocolate alphabet (1976) -- Eidolons (1989) -- The last word. All the lies that are my life (1981)."How to summarize the psychedelic, witty, helter-skelter mind of Harlan Ellison? A mind that refused to be contained by something as rudimentary as genre, form, or even a particular label. A mind that created some of the most outrageous short stories and novellas of the science fiction, fantasy, and speculative genres--including "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream," with its unhinged artificial intelligence bent on torturing what is left of humanity, and "Jeffty Is Five," featuring a young boy's mysterious, time-bending powers. A mind that passionately identified with the underdog, sometimes with disastrous results. A mind incandescent with fury, that saw storytelling as "a holy chore." Assembled by the Harlan and Susan Ellison Foundation, Greatest Hits is an overview of Ellison's award-winning and highly acclaimed short stories--as well as the stories that Ellison himself most treasured. Featuring a preface by Ellison's executor and friend J. Michael Straczynski, a foreword by award-winning and bestselling author Neil Gaiman, and an introduction by bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, this collection of short stories and novellas serves as a guide to a writer who left his mark on the twentieth century--and whose legacy is in your hands."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Short stories.; Speculative fiction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Lost treerunner. / by Legg, Brandt.;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Fiction.; Librarians; Speculative fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The List Keepers / by Legg, Brandt.;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Fiction.; Librarians; Speculative fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Excuse me while I disappear : stories / by Scott, Joanna,1960-author.(CARDINAL)347123;
The limestone book -- Dreaming of fire -- The knowledge gallery -- Thank ye, Jim Bridger -- Principles of uncertainty -- The silver pearl -- The maverick -- Teardrop -- Infidels -- No one is available -- The palimpsest -- Excuse me while I disappear -- Absolute zero -- Somewhere in Germantown -- When drummers drum."Joanna Scott, the critically acclaimed author of ten novels and two collections, turns her "incandescent imagination" (Publishers Weekly) back to the craft of the short story, with breathtaking results. Ranging across history from the distant past to the future, Scott tours the many forms our stories can take, from cave wall paintings to radio banter to digitized archives, and the far-reaching consequences of our communications."--Publisher description.
Subjects: Short stories.; Historical fiction.; Speculative fiction.; Storytelling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Broken fevers / by Johnson, Tenea D.,author.;
Subjects: Short stories.; Fiction.; Future life; Speculative fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hollow world / by Sullivan, Michael J.,1961-author.(CARDINAL)501475;
"Ellis Rogers is an ordinary man who is about to embark upon an extraordinary journey. All his life he has played it safe and done the right thing, but when diagnosed with a terminal illness, he's willing to take an insane gamble. He's built a time machine in his garage, and if it works, he'll face a world that challenges his understanding of what it means to be human, what it takes to love, and the cost of paradise. He could find more than the cure for his illness; he might find what everyone has been searching for since time began...but only if he can survive Hollow World"--back cover.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Science fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Speculative fiction.; Terminally ill;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Weird black girls : stories / by Cotman, Elwin,1984-author.(CARDINAL)838760;
The Switchin' Tree -- Reunion -- Owen -- Triggered -- Things I Never Learned in Caitlin Clarke's Intro to Acting Class -- Tournament Arc -- Weird Black Girls."From Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black--a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction. A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate their fraught history as strange happenings escalate in a Mexican restaurant. A pair of narcissistic friends wreak havoc on an activist community. An aloof young man finds himself living through his lover's memories. And a day of LARPing takes a cosmic turn. In each of the seven stories in this collection, characters pursue their obsessions on paths to glory and destruction while around them their worlds twist and warp, oscillating between reality and impossibility. On display throughout is Cotman's ability to reveal truths about the human experience--about friendship, love, betrayal, bitterness--through whimsy, horror, and fantasy. Elegiac in tone, imaginative and humorous in their execution, the character-driven stories in Weird Black Girls challenge, incite, and entertain"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Horror fiction.; Short stories.; African Americans; Speculative fiction, American.;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 13
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Sisters of the revolution : a feminist speculative fiction anthology / by VanderMeer, Ann,editor.(CARDINAL)556720; VanderMeer, Jeff,editor.(CARDINAL)356747;
Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. -- taken from back cover.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Horror fiction.; Short stories.; Speculative fiction.; Feminist fiction.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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And her smile will untether the universe / by Kiste, Gwendolyn,author.(CARDINAL)803683;
A murdered movie star reaches out to an unlikely fan. An orchard is bewitched with poison apples and would-be princesses. A pair of outcasts fail a questionnaire that measures who in their neighborhood will vanish next. Two sisters keep a grotesque secret hidden in a Victorian bathtub. A dearly departed best friend carries a grudge from beyond the grave. In her debut collection, Gwendolyn Kiste delves into the gathering darkness where beauty embraces the monstrous, and where even the most tranquil worlds are not to be trusted. From fairy tale kingdoms and desolate carnivals, to wedding ceremonies and summer camps that aren't as joyful as they seem, these fourteen tales of horror and dark fantasy explore death, rebirth, and illusion all through the eyes of those on the outside-the forgotten, the forsaken, the Other, none of whom will stay in the dark any longer.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Speculative fiction, American.; Death; Reincarnation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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