Released: January 2018Publisher: Bloomsbury CircusFormat: HardcoverRRP: $24.99 AUDGenre: Literary Fiction / SurrealismRating: 2.5/5 ‘An immensely talented young writer’ – George SaundersSlip the pin through the skin. Start stitching.It doesn’t sting. It does bleed. White thread turns red.Red string. Going in. Going out. I pull. Tug. Tug the pin. In. Out. Out. Out. Blackout.Something has happened to Peach. Blood runs down her legs... Continue Reading →
Released: May 2019Publisher: PicadorFormat: Trade PaperbackRRP: $29.99 AUDGenre: Science Fiction, Short Stories, NovellasRating: 4/5 From the award-winning science fiction writer (whose short story "The Story of Your Life" was the basis for the Academy Award-nominated movie Arrival), the long-awaited new collection of stunningly original, humane, and already celebrated short stories.This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory... Continue Reading →
We were taught that, for a while, the universe existed and not one person knew. Stars exploded, nebulae collapsed, atoms crashed together and formed planets, then quiet oceans where single-celled organisms swallowed light and learned to flourish, then more complex life, plants, then creatures dragged their heavy bodies from primordial seas, shook off fins, feathers,... Continue Reading →
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