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Beacons: Stories for Our Not So Distant Future

by Gregory Norminton (Editor)

Other authors: Tom Bullough (Contributor), David Constantine (Contributor), Siân Melangell Dafydd (Contributor), Clare Dudman (Contributor), Janice Galloway (Contributor)15 more, Rodge Glass (Contributor), Alasdair Gray (Contributor), Jay Griffiths (Contributor), Joanne Harris (Contributor), Nick Hayes (Contributor), Holly Howitt (Contributor), Liz Jensen (Contributor), A. L. Kennedy (Contributor), Toby Litt (Contributor), Adam Marek (Contributor), Maria McCann (Contributor), James Miller (Contributor), Lawrence Norfolk (Contributor), Jem Poster (Contributor), Adam Thorpe (Contributor)

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An incredible collection of stories for our shared planet from the likes of Joanne Harris, Toby Litt and Liz Jensen A riveting and provocative collection of short fiction, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris' cautionary tale of a world where 'outside' has become a thing of the past, to Nick Hayes' graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures. All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.… (more)
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Norminton, GregoryEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bullough, TomContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Constantine, DavidContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dafydd, Siân MelangellContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dudman, ClareContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Galloway, JaniceContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Glass, RodgeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gray, AlasdairContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Griffiths, JayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harris, JoanneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hayes, NickContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Howitt, HollyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jensen, LizContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kennedy, A. L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Litt, TobyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Marek, AdamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McCann, MariaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Miller, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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An incredible collection of stories for our shared planet from the likes of Joanne Harris, Toby Litt and Liz Jensen A riveting and provocative collection of short fiction, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris' cautionary tale of a world where 'outside' has become a thing of the past, to Nick Hayes' graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures. All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.

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Contains:
  • Introduction / Gregory Norminton
  • Lookig in the mirror: A is for acid rain, B is for bee / Joanne Harris
  • Mother Moon's job / Liz Jensen
  • Goodbye Jimmy / Alasdair Gray
  • Like Canute / Clare Dudman
  • We're all gonna have the blues / Rodge Glass
  • Meat / A.l. Kennedy
  • The great consumer / Adam Marek
  • A strand in the web: What is left to see? / James Miller
  • Visitation / Jem Poster
  • The gloop / Toby Litt
  • Fittest / Janice Galloway
  • The red waste / Tom Bullough
  • The weatherman / Holly Howitt
  • Take notice / Adam Thorpe
  • Go light: Leaving Frideswide / David Constantine
  • Holiday in Iceland / Maria McCann
  • The possession of Lachlan Lubanach / Nick Hayes
  • Almost visible cities / Gregory Norminton
  • Hospital field / Siân Melangell Dafydd
  • Earthship / Lawrence Norfolk
  • The spiral staircase / Jay Griffiths
  • Afterword / Mike Robinson
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