Elephants in Bloom

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Debut short story collection from a French author who has been making a name for herself with regular appearances to Interzone and contributions to Clarkesworld, ParSec, and elsewhere. Providing a fresh perspective on things, Cecile's fiction reflects her love of the natural world and concern for its future. Elephants in Bloom contains her finest previously published stories and a number of brand new tales that appear here for the first time.

Contents:

Introduction

All We Ever Look For

The Fishery

A Kingdom of Seagrass and Silk

A Stray Cat in the Mountain of The Dead

Que la Grenade Est Touchante

When You Meet the Wild Hunt

The Hangman's Legacy

Ice Cream from Pluto

Soaring, the World on Their Shoulders

Schroedinger's Children

A Diary from the End of the World

The Third Time I Saw a Fox

Kings of Snow

The Owl Woman

The Goddess's Spear

Nine Lives, One to Spare

Wind, River, Angel Song

Elephants in Bloom

About the Author