Boys, beasts & men / Sam J. Miller ; introduction by Amal El Mohtar.
Material type: TextPublisher: San Francisco, CA : Tachyon, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: iv, 304 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781616963729
- 1616963727
- Boys, beasts and men
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Northport Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | MILLER, SAM | Available | 33111009442530 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller's devastating debut short-fiction collection, featuring an introduction by Amal El-Mohtar, queer infatuation, inevitable heartbreak, and brutal revenge seamlessly intertwine. Whether innocent, guilty, or not even human, the boys, beasts, and men roaming through Miller's gorgeously crafted worlds can destroy readers, yet leave them wanting more. Despite his ability to control the ambient digital cloud, a foster teen falls for a clever con-man. Luring bullies to a quarry, a boy takes clearly enumerated revenge through unnatural powers of suggestion. In the aftermath of a shapeshifting alien invasion, a survivor fears that he brought something out of the Arctic to infect the rest of the world. A rebellious group of queer artists create a new identity that transcends even the anonymity of death. Sam J. Miller (Blackfish City, The Art of Starving) shows his savage wit, unrelenting candor, and lush imagery in this essential career retrospective collection, taking his place alongside legends of the short-fiction form such as Carmen Maria Machado, Carson McCullers, and Jeff VanderMeer.
Allosaurus burgers -- 57 reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides -- We are the cloud -- Conspicuous plumage -- Shattered sidewalks of the human heart -- Shucked -- The beasts we want to be -- Calved -- When your child strays from God -- Things with beards -- Ghosts of home -- The heat of us: notes toward an oral history -- Angel, monster, man -- Sun in an empty room.
"Despite his ability to control the ambient digital cloud, a foster teen falls for a clever con man. Luring bullies to a quarry, a boy takes revenge through unnatural powers of suggestion. After an alien invasion, a survivor fears that he brought something infectious back from the Arctic. A rebellious group of queer artists create a new identity that transcends even the anonymity of death. In Shirley Jackson and Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller's devastating debut short fiction collection, queer infatuation, inevitable heartbreak, and brutal revenge seemlessly intertwine. Miller shows his savage wit, unrelenting candor, and lush imagery in this essential career retrospective, taking his place alongside luminaries of the short fiction form such as Carmen Maria Machado, Carson McCullers, and Jeff VanderMeer." -- Back cover.