Songs of Leaving

Peter Crowther

ISBN 10: 1848638000 / ISBN 13: 9781848638006

Published by Drugstore Indian Press, Hornsea, 2014

About this Item

First edition first printing of the first paperback edition, with a full number line including 1. Flat signed by Peter Crowther on the title page, boards with no dustjacket as issued. "The best of the mostly SF stories in this collection from British author Crowther evoke a genuine sense of wonder and offer near miraculous restoration of home. Like Ray Bradbury, who is intentionally invoked, Crowther enchants as he tells deceptively simple tales of eternal truths." Shipping can be combined. All overseas buyers need to contact me to check shipping rates prior to ordering as there is currently no Economy Air option for shipping outside Australia. Extraordinary times.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Songs of Leaving
• Publisher: Drugstore Indian Press, Hornsea
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848638000
• ISBN 13: 9781848638006
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Crowther s collection opens with a magnificent homage to Ray Bradbury, Some Burial Place, vast and Dry (the title is one of several references to Whitman), in which the last survivor of a lost colony remembers his home and is visited by it. Despite that tough first act, the quality of what follows remains consistent. These lovely and thoughtful stories are speculative fiction at pretty much its best, conjuring self-contained worlds that for all the stories brevity, teem with life.

Review

The best of the 12 mostly SF stories in this collection from British author Crowther evoke a genuine sense of wonder and offer near miraculous restoration of hope. Like Ray Bradbury, who is intentionally invoked, Crowther enchants as he tells deceptively simple tales of eternal truths --Publishers Weekly