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Rites of Passage
| Author: | Eric Brown |
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Infinity Plus, 2014 |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Rites of Passage gathers four long stories, one of which is original to the collection. "Bartholomew Burns and the Brain Invaders" features a Victorian London facing the threat of alien invasion and the mysterious 'Guardian' who saves the day. "Guardians of the Phoenix" is set in a near-future, post-apocalyptic world where water is in short supply and roaming bands will do anything to obtain it, while "Sunworld" is about a strange world where the sun is fixed eternally overhead and Yarrek Merwell makes a discovery that will change everything. The longest story in the collection, "Beneath the Ancient Sun" has never appeared before and is set on a far-future Earth where giant crabs and a swollen sun threaten humanity's very existence.
Eric Brown's stories combine memorable characters, fascinating settings, and a passionate concern for story-telling that has made this BSFA award-winning author one of the leaders of the field.
"Brown sketches a complex world full of bitter idealists and fantastic landscapes where nothing is as it seems" Publishers Weekly
"Eric Brown spins a terrific yarn" SFX
"This is the rediscovery of wonder" Stephen Baxter on Helix
"SF suffused with a cosmopolitan and literary sensibility" Paul McAuley
Table of Contents:
- 11 - Introduction (Rites of Passage) - essay
- 15 - Bartholomew Burns and the Brain Invaders - novelette
- 49 - Guardians of the Phoenix - (2010) - novelette
- 95 - Sunworld - (2008) - novelette
- 133 - Beneath the Ancient Sun - novella
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