Candles for Elizabeth
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| Author | Caitlin R. Kiernan |
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| Publisher | Meisha Merlin Publishing |
Publication date | May 1, 1998 |
| ISBN | 978-0-965-83458-2 |
Candles for Elizabeth (ISBN 0-9658345-8-1) is fantasist Caitlin R. Kiernan's first chapbook, released in 1998 by Meisha Merlin Publishing,[1] shortly before the release of Kiernan's debut novel, Silk. It includes an introduction by Poppy Z. Brite. The contents of this chapbook were later incorporated into Kiernan's first short-story collection, Tales of Pain and Wonder. The author provided afterwords for each story, discussing their inspiration. According to an interview conducted by Jessa Crispin, the title is a reference to the suicide of Kiernan's close friend, Elizabeth Tillman Aldridge, in 1995.[2] Kiernan's Alabaster, written in 2006, is dedicated to Aldridge as well.[3] These stories were later included in Kiernan's first short-fiction collection, Tales of Pain and Wonder (Gauntlet, 2000).
Stories
[edit]- Introduction (by Poppy Z. Brite)
- "The Last Child of Lir"
- "A Story for Edward Gorey"
- "Postcards from the King of Tides"
References
[edit]- ^ DuMond, Lisa (1998). "The SF Site Featured Review: Candles For Elizabeth". SF Site. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Crispin, Jessa (November 2004), "An Interview with Caitlin R. Kiernan", Bookslut, archived from the original on 2013-04-29, retrieved 2013-03-14
- ^ Caitlin R. Kiernan (2006). "Table of contents". Alabaster. Subterranean Press. ISBN 1596060603.
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