- Sourdough
- and other stories
- by Angela
Slatter
- With an Introduction by Robert
Shearman
- and an Afterword by Jeff
VanderMeer
New paperback and ebook
editions availableSourdough was nominated for
the World Fantasy Award and Aurealis Awards
- Welcome to the beautiful magic, restless passion
and exquisite horror of Angela Slatter's impeccably imagined
tales.
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- In the cathedral-city of Lodellan and its uneasy
hinterland, babies are fashioned from bread, dolls are given souls and
wishes granted may be soon regretted. There are ghosts who dream, men
whose wings have been clipped and trolls who long for something other.
Love, loss and life are elegantly dissected in Slatter's earthy yet
poetic prose.
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- As Rob Shearman says in his Introduction:
'Sourdough and Other Stories manages to be
grand and ambitious and worldbuilding-but also as intimate and focused
as all good short fiction should be . . . The joy of Angela Slatter's
book is that she's given us a set of fairy tales that are at once both
new and fresh, and yet feel as old as storytelling itself.'
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- Contains: 'Introduction' by Robert Shearman, 'The
Shadow Tree', 'Gallowberries', 'Little Radish', 'Dibblespin', 'The
Navigator', 'The Angel Wood', 'Ash', 'The Story of Ink', 'Lost Things',
'A Good Husband', 'A Porcelain Soul', 'The Bones Remember Everything',
'Sourdough', 'Sister, Sister', 'Lavender and Lychgates', 'Under the
Mountain, 'Afterword' by Jeff VanderMeer.
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- The story, 'Dibblespin', is available to read for
free as a pdf here.
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- Cover artwork by Stephen J Clark of The Singing Garden
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- New paperback edition available:
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- ISBN 978-1-905784-44-8
Paperback price £14.95 inc. p&pp.
- Ebook price £2.99
Reviews:
"These stories are stupendously good" - Paul Kane,
The Compulsive Reader
"There is magic in this world." - Rick Kleffel's Agony Column
"an absolute
treasure" - Paul Charles Smith, Empty Your Heart Of Its Mortal
Dream
"With their larger than life characters and the
beautiful, evocative writing, the intricate plotting that continually
reinvents itself and twists back on what has gone before, these are
wonderful stories from a writer who appeals to both the emotions and the
intellect. Sourdough and Other Stories was
one of the best
books I read in 2010, and it’s work from a writer whose career is just
beginning. . . . Tartarus have done Slatter proud with a truly
sumptuous volume. Sourdough is a beautiful
book, one that gets its collector’s edition status and price tag on merit
and not simply by virtue of being signed by whomever or number whatever of
a limited edition" - Peter Tennant, Black
Static
"The sixteen stories contained within this collection
attests to both Slatter’s storytelling and her consistency in creating
entertaining tales with deep, almost primeval, resonances." - Simon
Marshall-Jones, Beyond Fiction
"Slatter displays a rare gift for evocative and
poetic prose." - Publishers Weekly
"Slatter’s fairy tales have a ravishing quality which
leaves the reader totally spellbound by their elegance and imaginative
power." Mario Guslandi, Bookgeeks
"This book is a fantastic achievement on every
level." Alan Baxter, The Word
"Slatter’s writing is exquisite and very vivid, she
really is a master storyteller. " - Scott Wilson, The Fringe
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would recommend this book to anyone who likes dark fiction, fairytales,
strange tales, elegant horror, or anyone who likes stories with strong
women protagonists and good characterization." - She Never Slept
"These
stories are stupendously good and offer many distinct pleasures: a
strange yet superbly realised world, compelling characters and, above
all, beautiful prose that has the power to move." Jildysauce
"Sourdough is probably
the most exquisitely produced and packaged collection of the year. The
artifact produced is a credit to Tartarus Press and the quality of the
inter-linked fairy-tale-esque stories is a credit to Slatter’s prowess
as a short story writer." - The Judge's report for the Aurealis
Awards
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Page updated 7th February 2013
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