Mythic Delirium

by Anita Allen (Editor), Mike Allen

Overview

"Rich word choices and settings that blend speculative concepts with quotidian reality highlight this stellar anthology of prose and poetry from well-known editor Mike Allen (Clockwork Phoenix) and his wife and copublisher, Anita Allen ... This anthology is a winner from cover to cover." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

This new anthology from the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed Clockwork Phoenix series assembles beautiful poetry and strange prose from the first year of the digital journal Mythic Delirium.

Funded by Kickstarter, this international gathering of writers spans cultures and blurs genres, showcasing work that, in the words of co-editor Mike Allen, "makes our notoriously offbeat Clockwork Phoenix seem like a product of the straight and narrow."

With contributions from Marie Brennan, Ken Liu, Alexandra Seidel, Karthika Naïr, Sonya Taaffe, C.S.E. Cooney, S. Brackett Robertson, Amal El-Mohtar, Virginia M. Mohlere, Georgina Bruce, Patty Templeton, David Sklar, Liz Bourke, Jennifer Crow, Brittany Warman, Yoon Ha Lee, Brigitte N. McCray, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Kenneth Schneyer, Robert Davies, Lisa M. Bradley, Sandi Leibowitz, J.C. Runolfson, Christina Sng, Beth Cato, Rhonda Parrish, Cedar Sanderson, Yukimi Ogawa, Mari Ness, Lynette Mejía and Jane Yolen. Cover art by Hugo Award winner Galen Dara.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780988912434
Publisher:	Mythic Delirium Books
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Series:	Mythic Delirium , #1
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

Editorial Reviews

★ 09/15/2014
Rich word choices and settings that blend speculative concepts with quotidian reality highlight this stellar anthology of prose and poetry from well-known editor Mike Allen (Clockwork Phoenix) and his wife and copublisher, Anita Allen. Imaginative ideas abound, include creating an alternative history for Troy’s ill-fated Paris in Marie Brennan’s “The Wives of Paris,” septuagenarians who think they’re Annie Oakley in Patty Templeton’s “The Two Annies of Windale Road,” and a stunning creation myth in Yukimi Ogawa’s “The Giant’s Tree.” Two of the best narrative poems are “Voyage to a Distant Star,” where C.S.E. Cooney tells the plight of an unwilling generation ship, and Lisa M. Bradley’s “Backbone of the Home,” a haunting tale of a witch who preys upon new home owners. “Maggie’s body is a ruined country where everything lovely has been bombed out,” from Georgina Bruce’s “The Art of Flying,” is just one of many lines worth lingering over. This anthology is a winner from cover to cover. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly