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MIRRORS IN THE DELUGE IBD

RHYS HUGHES
ELSEWHEN PRESS
06 / 2015
9781908168658
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Mirrors in the Deluge is a collection of 32 unrelated stories that take elements from fantasy, science fiction, horror and other genres and give them a lateral shift. Like much of RhysâÇÖ work these quirky tales between them encompass parody, pastiche and puns. The fun, as ever, starts with the title of each story - gently leading an unsuspecting reader into preconceived ideas and expectations, expectations that are soon spun around, turned on their head (or other extremities), and pushed in an unexpected direction. Thus, a saunter merely through the contents page is already a hugely entertaining experience and one more akin to savouring the hors dâÇÖoeuvres of a grand feast than consulting a list of shortcuts into a literary tome.áIn fact, the gastronomic metaphor serves us well here, the courses on offer range from tantalising tuck to a gourmandâÇÖs repast, but never mere vittles - perhaps the way to enjoy this book is to digest one story, three times a day (four if youâÇÖre a halfling who needs second breakfast), rather than trying to gorge on all the available delights and delicacies at one sitting. To complete this gourmetâÇÖs guide, a tempting sampling of the stories must include: The Soft Landing, a unique story told from the perspective of a photon, Travels with my Antinomy, how do you solve a paradox when youâÇÖre part of it?, Vanity of Vanities, the internet achieves consciousness and takes over, but with very different consequences than you might imagine, The Fairy and the Dinosaur, in which a fairy canâÇÖt find what she wants for her picnic in the goblin market, is offered cloned prehistoric plums but turns to a time-travelling robot to go back to the age of the dinosaurs and eat an original plum. Other titles to tempt you include The Martian Monocles, The Prodigal Beard, A Dame Abroad, The Unkissed Artist Formerly Known as Frog, The Goat That Gloated, The Taste of Turtle Tears, The Bones of Jones, and The Haggis Eater.

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