Polestars: A series of single author collections by outstanding writers. The Polestar, or North Star, is defined as the brightest star in Ursa Minor; since every author chosen for this series is a star in their own right, Polestars provides the ideal banner under which to unite such outstanding works. Rachael Kelly’s debut novel Edge of Heaven was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. NewCon Press are proud to publish this, her debut collection – as strong a set of SF stories as I’ve read in a long time.
Contents: Pineapples Are Not the Only Bromeliad Love Story in Dy-161 A Place to Belong Xtreme Mortality 500,000 Hours Wavelength Like Sleep Without Dreams Ghosts Blumelena Perceptual Bias Stories for Each Other Dragon Eggs About the Author
A dozen entertaining and beautifully crafted stories, as selected by the author, including four that are original to this collection. Science Fiction as it's meant to be: entertaining, original, and surprising. Includes "Pineapples Are Not the Only Bromeliad", selected for Best of British Science Fiction.
“Her stories, which explore the liminal spaces of consciousness, are subtly powerful and always surprising. Often I thought I knew where a story was heading, only to be wrenched out of this mental security by a sudden shift in direction. Kelly has a definite talent for choosing eye-opening problems and ideas which give the narratives a potent kick… but really, the true beauty of these stories is in the quality of the writing and characterisation.” – Supernova Short Fiction Review
Different Wavelengths is available as a paperback, a special hardback edition limited to just 50 copies - each individually numbered and signed by the author - and as an eBook. |