Patterns of Orbit

Stories

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Chloe N Clark's Patterns of Orbit spans genres, perspectives, and styles to articulate contemporary uncertainties in a rapidly changing world. Steadily gazing into and across the uncanny valley, Clark examines those jarring or subtle shifts in familiar stories, writing light into dark, and offering slivers of hope despite the longest of odds. Successfully navigating a potent concoction of science fiction, folktale, and horror this collection of literary, character driven stories combines the accumulated forces and darker natures of those genre elements, unleashing the terrors of alien fungi, forest demons, and interplanetary specters upon her characters. However, while these characters, capable and intelligent, face off against their prescribed monsters, it is their existential misgivings on the state of their worlds or conditions that will leave an indelible mark on the reader. An impressive entry in the literary/genre hybrid canon, this collection offers a satisfying read to the connoisseurs of both genre and literary fiction. So, be bold. Take a swim through the anti-gravity. You are sure to be captured by Patterns of Orbit.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-05-19
Mått127 x 203 x 12 mm
Vikt194 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor166
FörlagCameron & Company Inc
ISBN9781936097470

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ContentsThere is the World Within this Window1A Sense of Taste5Even the Night Sky Can Learn to be a Fist13The Waves Hear Every Promise You Make15The Day Lasts Longer the Further Away You Are 25A Place You Know27This Skin You Call Your Own31Swingman35Buoyancy39Who Walks Beside You41Out in the Dark51Simultaneity63Wearing the Body65Long in the Tooth79Even the Veins of Leaves81Run the Line93Accidental Girls97Underwater Even Bells Sound Like Bodies111Static113Red as the Night Sky Burning135Supernova137Jumpers139Shapeless149The Ocean is Not Empty157We Are Still165So Far The Distance167

"Chloe Clark's stories arecompact marvels of miniaturized mystery, something like what I imagine youmight get if you stranded Steven Millhauser in interstellar space. Patternsof Orbit is a smart, moving collection, one that might permanentlyexpand what you imagine possible, leaving you searching out fresh wondereverywhere you go." —Matt Bell, author of Appleseed"Chloe Clark is one of myfavorite writers. Somehow she manages, in story after story, to capture—withperfect clarity and precision—the mystery and wonder and heartbreak ofexistence. And really, that's all I ever want." —Ben Loory, author of Tales ofFalling and Flying"From interstellar travelto cities of the dead, Clark masterfully constructs constellations of memory,hope, and wonder. These genredefying stories will make you look up at the skyand deep into your soul." —Sequoia Nagamatsu, National Bestsellingauthor of How High We Go in the Dark“This is a landmark collection. I would recommend it to anyonewho likes short fiction, regardless of genre.” —Supernatural Tales, (Jan. 18, 2023)“In Patterns of Orbit: Stories Chloe N Clark“accomplishes in a few pages what others can’t pull off in a hundred.” —TNBBC’s The Next Best Book Blog (Feb. 5, 2023)“Simply transcendent across all galaxies, Patternsof Orbit is a must-read for fans of Ted Chiang.” —AllisonCho, Booklist (March/April 2023)“Patterns of Orbit gathers well-crafted stories that move through the darkness of space,delivering interstellar insights about searching for lost loved ones. They areabout what’s uncanny in the universe and about humanity’s unknowability, isolation,and existence.” —ElaineChiew, Foreword Reviews (March/April 2023)