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Lanagan's fourth short story collection (Black Juice, rev. 5/05, White Time, rev. 7/06, Red Spikes, rev. 11/07) features ten typically strange and eerie tales (most previously published in her native Australia or in the UK; a few also appeared in U.S. fantasy collections). With little exposition or context setting -- and lots of unexpected and bizarre imagery -- Lanagan leaves readers perpetually, deliriously off-balance through language that is more imagistic than descriptive and settings that can be simultaneously realistic and extraordinary (e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With little exposition or context setting, Lanagan's fourth short story collection leaves readers deliriously off-balance through language that is mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More