The Humanity of Monsters
Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron, Indrapramit Das, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kij Johnson, Chinelo Onwualu, Joe Lansdale, Sofia Samatar, Rachel Swirsky, Catherynne M. Valente, Kaaron Warren
296 pages · Released Sep 15, 2015 · Chizine Publications
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This is an anthology of literary short stories by established and award-winning authors exploring dark, complex themes about monstrosity and humanity. The collection is deliberately sophisticated and mature, with frequent violence, disturbing imagery, and existential horror woven throughout individual stories. While intellectually rewarding for older teens and adults, it is not appropriate for younger readers due to its consistent tone of dread and its unflinching examination of brutal or traumatic content.
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Through the work of twenty-six writers, emerging to award-winning, The Humanity of Monsters plumbs the depths of humane monsters, monstrous humans, and the interstices between. In stories by turns surreal, sublime, brutal, and haunting, there are no easy answers to be found. Featuring Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron, P... Through the work of twenty-six writers, emerging to award-winning, The Humanity of Monsters plumbs the depths of humane monsters, monstrous humans, and the interstices between. In stories by turns surreal, sublime, brutal, and haunting, there are no easy answers to be found. Featuring Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron, Polenth Blake, Leah Bobet, Indrapramit Das, Berit Ellingsen, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kij Johnson, Joe R. Lansdale, Yoon Ha Lee, Rose Lemberg, Livia Llewellyn, Alex Dally MacFarlane, Meghan McCarron, Sunny Moraine, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Chinelo Onwualu, Sofia Samatar, Rachel Swirsky, Sonya Taaffe, Catherynne M. Valente, Kaaron Warren, Peter Watts, and A.C. Wise.
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- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Science fiction
- Dystopian
- Aliens
- Monsters in literature
- Literature, collections
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ISBN 9781771483599 · Chizine Publications