{"product_id":"skin-folk-stories-9781504052764","title":"Skin Folk: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe SFWA Grand Master’s award-winning collection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is not to be missed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An important new writer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An important new writer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Caribbean folklore informs many of the 15 stories, ranging from fabulist to mainstream, in this literary first short-fiction collection from Nebula and Hugo awards-nominee Hopkinson. Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect. . . . Though marketed as science fiction, this collection should hand-sell to fans of multicultural fiction.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This 15-story collection is a marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean. She displays the complexities of the seven deadly sins . . . and perhaps those of the seven deadly virtues. Everything is possible in her imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585836253527,"sku":"9781504052764","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781504052764.jpg?v=1756489434","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skin-folk-stories-9781504052764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}