The SFWA Grand Master’s award-winning collection “combines a
richly textured multicultural background with incisive
storytelling” (Library Journal). In Skin Folk, with works
ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love
to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best,
spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews
valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to
talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman
undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later
she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus.
In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her
intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to
horrifying consequences. Hopkinson’s unique pacing and
vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why
she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be
missed. Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy
Award–winning Skin Folk “Hopkinson’s prose is vivid
and immediate.” —The Washington Post Book World “An
important new writer.” —The Dallas Morning News “Her
descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary
circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of
place and her ear for dialect.” —Publishers Weekly “A
marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and
insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the
fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . .
Everything is possible in her imagination.” —Science Fiction
Chronicle
General
| Imprint: |
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2018 |
| Authors: |
Nalo Hopkinson
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
220 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5040-5276-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5040-5276-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781504052764 |
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