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(4.33) | None | 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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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions 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. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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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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