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The Shivering Ground & Other Stories is a steampunk ecofiction anthology of short stories that was a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards.
Description
The Shivering Ground blends future and past, earth and otherworldliness, in a surreal collection that shimmers with art, philosophy, dance, film, and music at its heart.
A haunting medieval song in the mouth of a guard, an 1800s greatcoat on the shoulders of a playwright experiencing a quantum love affair, alien worlds both elsewhere and in the ruined water at our feet: these stories startle us with the richness and emptiness of what we absolutely know and simultaneously cannot pin into place.
In the tender emotions, hidden ecological or relational choices, and the sheer weight of a compelling voice, readers “hear” each story, endlessly together and apart.
The Shivering Ground is a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist.
What Readers Are Saying
“The word ‘original,’ as a compliment, is both overused and quite often misused. But sometimes it’s the only word that will do. Sara Barkat is an original. Her imagination is imperious; she wields words as she pleases, in ways that delight and unsettle. In this, she reminds me of Emily Dickinson. Reading her, I expect you will agree. Don’t miss the opportunity.”
—John Wilson, editor of Books & Culture (1995-2016)
