Penkhull Press (ebook), scheduled publication May 2016
150 Pages
Fourteen tales of mystery, mirth and the macabre. From the arctic wastes of Norway to a fun laden evening at the fair, Jan Edwards leads us through a world where nothing is as it seems. Shape changers and ancient spirits roam and cats play a crucial part in stories that unsettle and disturb the reader's perception.
Chosen from her back catalogue of horror and dark fantasy these stories leavened by a sprinkle of verse have been collected for the first time in one volume.
Stories and poems included:
- Drawing Down the Moon
- Grey Magic for Cat Lovers
- Corrina's Reply
- Mayday Comes Askew
- Time's Excuses
- Midnight Twilight
- Gallery Green
- City Canal
- Thirteenth Day
- Green Tea
- Haiku Quintet: Weather
- The Abused and Him
- Damnation Seize My Soul
- Princess Born
- Pet Therapy
- Old Hat
- Winter Eve
- Haiku
- Jack Jumps Out of the Box
- You and Me, Pop: Whilst and the Bird Tattoo
- A Taste of Culture
CINTHIA SWEPT HAIR back from her damp forehead and adjusted the kidskin eye patch.
(DRAWING DOWN THE MOON)
Fables & Fabrications is a hugely enjoyable collection of stories and poems. I particularly enjoyed the poems, especially Corinna's Reply, Time's Excuses, City Canal and Haiku Quintet: Weather. It's not very often a writer brings out a collection with poems and stories in it, especially when the collection deals with speculative and fantastical fiction. I really liked the inclusion of poems here. I thought the stories were great as well, very diverse. Each one was different. My favourites were M idnight Twilight, Green Tea, The Abused and Him, Damnation Seize My Soul and Pet Therapy.
I'd highly recommend Fables & Fabrications.