At the Gates and Other Stories by Patrick Samphire

At the Gates and Other Stories by Patrick Samphire

A ghost searches for revenge in ancient Egypt. A boy unearths the bones of a dragon. A girl risks awakening a dark god to save her dog...

He reached out a hand and touched Grace's cheek. The touch made her shiver. You can't save everyone, Grace.

I don't want to, Grace whispered. Just her.

At the Gates and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen fantasy short stories.

Reviews of stories in this collection

This is the first story I've heard this year that I'd consider a masterpiece. It's rare for a story to move me to tears, but this one did. The writing is perfect, capturing the period and expressing the torments of war brilliantly. - John Dodds, The Fix on The Western Front

Marvelous. - Colin Harvey, Suite101, on At the Gates

This one kept me turning the page without pause, with its natural pace and flow of words, good characterization, and skillful plot build-up. Samphire's writing skill is matched only by his knowledge of Ancient Egyptian culture and mythology. - Scott M. Sandridge, Tangent Online, on The Land of Reeds.

A great coming-of-age story. - David Roy, epinions, on When the Dragon Falls

Patrick Samphire offers an updated Arthurian fantasy, an elegantly crafted modern-day take on the Matter of Britain. - Gardner Dozois, Locus, Issue 598 on Camelot

The Stories

- At the Gates

- Five Things of Beauty

- Uncle Vernon's Lie

- Finisterre

- A Veil, a Meal, and Dust

- A Field Guide to Ugly Places

- Slipper of Glass - The Equation

- When the Dragon Falls

- Dawn, by the Light of a Barrow Fire

- Camelot

- Crab Apple

- The Sea Beyond Thule

- The Land of Reeds

- The Western Front

- Dragonfly Summer

Samphire, Patrick: - Patrick Samphire started writing when he was fourteen years old and thought it would be a good way of getting out of English lessons. It didn't work, but he kept on writing anyway. He has lived in Zambia, Guyana, Austria and England. He now lives with his wife and two children in Wales, U.K. He has published almost twenty fantasy short stories and novellas, two novels for children, SECRETS OF THE DRAGON TOMB and THE EMPEROR OF MARS, and one adult fantasy novel, SHADOW OF A DEAD GOD.

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ISBN 13	9781999725457
ISBN 10	199972545X
Title	At the Gates and Other Stories
Author	Patrick Samphire
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Patrick Samphire
Year published	2022-07-29
Number of pages	360
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.