
Wasps at the Speed of Sound
Derryl Murphy(Author)
Prime Books (Publisher)
Published on 20. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-0-8095-4489-9 (ISBN)
Description
In over a decade of writing short fiction, Derryl Murphy has consistently and poignantly examined the human experience, in relation to other people and to the environment. There are eleven stories in this collection, ten of them gathered together for the first time and one making its debut in these pages, and all of them examine our experience with the world(s) around us, anticipating Dread and Disaster with every turn, even while Hope is sometimes allowed to win out. Come witness: the destruction of the Earth; an alien tourist and the death of a species; Earth at the end of time, coming back from a very long trip; a man and his father, lost in time; sailing on seas of garbage; an insect rebellion; a virtual future that creates an unrealistic past; water, politics, and a big machine; monkeywrenching taken to a new level; lessons in photography; and rebellion on a distant world. Eleven stories that take you into the future even as you wrestle with the present.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Rockville
United States
Publishing group
Wildside Press
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
296 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8095-4489-9 (9780809544899)
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