A Natural History of Hell
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| Author | Jeffrey Ford |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Short Fiction |
| Publisher | Small Beer Press |
Publication date | 12 July 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 279 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-61873-118-0 |
A Natural History of Hell is a collection of thirteen stories written by Jeffrey Ford and released in July 2016.[1] The collection has won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[2] as well as the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection.[3]
Author
[edit]Jeffrey Ford is an American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery writer, born in Long Island, New York State on 8 November 1955.[4] He now lives in Ohio and teaches writing part-time at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Contents
[edit]- The Blameless: A world where exorcisms are as casual as a sweet sixteen
- Word Doll: A take on the harvest spirit/monster theme
- The Angel Seems: A town suffers the predations of a monstrous angel who offers protection in exchange for occasional poetic and indifferent murder.
- Mount Chary Galore: A bone-chilling story of three young children in a more innocent, more difficult time, and their encounter with the local wise woman.
- A Natural History of Autumn: Evil Japanese demons and their wild shenanigans.
- Blood Drive: A re-imagined America encourages both high school students and teachers carry firearms
- A Terror: Emily Dickinson takes that famed carriage ride with Death.
- Rocket Ship to Hell: A science fiction writer meets an old man in a bar who spins a truly "weird tale"
- The Fairy Enterprise: A heartless industrialist determines to manufacture an unusual sort of product, but finds the process unexpectedly demanding.
- The Last Triangle: An addict is rescued by a little old lady.
- Spirits of Salt: A Tale of the Coral Heart
- The Thyme Fiend: A young in Ohio who sees strange things. The spirits of the dead come back to resolve some mysteries in the living world.
- The Prelate's Commission: A story about trying to put a face on the devil and how the devil feels about such efforts.
References
[edit]- ^ "Review on "A Natural History of Hell" By Catherine Grant". HuffPost. Feb 17, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Word Fantasy Award 2017 Winners List". Locus. November 5, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Shirley Jackson Award 2016 :Best Single-Author Short Story Collection Winners List". Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Fishpond Book Review". Retrieved May 8, 2018.