| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
iv, 304 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
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 towards an oral history -- Angel, monster, man -- Sun in an empty room. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Subject |
Gender identity -- Fiction.
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Revenge -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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| Added Author |
El-Mohtar, Amal, writer of introduction.
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| Added Title |
Boys, beasts and men |
| ISBN |
9781616963729 (paperback) |
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1616963727 |
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