Fire.
Elizabeth Hand
Fire.
Elizabeth Hand
Hand, Elizabeth, or Liz as she’s known to her colleagues, students, and devoted fans, is a maverick in modern fiction: a fearless literary sojourner whose award-winning novels and short stories mix murder and magic, high fantasy and post-punk noir in extravagant and unforgettable new ways.
The title story, Fire. -written especially for this volume-is a harrowing postapocalyptic adventure in a world threatened by global conflagration. Based on Hand’s real-life experience as a participant in a governmental climate change think tank, it follows a ragtag cadre of scientists and artists racing to save both civilization and themselves from fast-moving global fires.
The Woman Men Didn’t See is an expansion of Hand’s acclaimed critical assessment of author Alice Sheldon, who wrote award-winning SF as James Tiptree, Jr. in order to conceal identity from both the SF community and her CIA overlords. Another nonfiction piece, Beyond Belief, recounts her difficult passage from alienated teen to serious artist.
Also included are Kronia, a poignant time-travel romance, and The Saffron Gatherers, two of Hand’s favorite and less familiar stories. Plus: a bibliography and our candid and illuminating Outspoken Interview with one of today’s most inventive authors.
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