Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw
WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - Superior Achievement in a Collection.
Shirley Jackson Awards Finalist
British Fantasy Awards Finalist
Cassandra Khaw's dynamic and vibrant debut collection, Breakable Things, explores the fragile and nebulous bonds that weave love and grief into our existence. This exquisite and cutting collection of stories showcases a bloody fusion of horrors from cosmic to psychological to body traumas.
...a terrifying joy to read ... lyrical, brutal, and intensely unsettling...
-Library Journal, Starred Review
...superbly strange and beautiful ... deliciously warped... Twenty-three stories: all worth reading.
-Locus
A remarkable collection of tales from one of the most versatile and vital voices of their generation. Cassandra Khaw's stories are deftly wrought and sharp enough to draw blood, building entire worlds in a scant few pages. Horrifying and beautiful - Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones, and Ararat
Khaw takes the familiar and gives it a vicious cutting edge. Breakable Things is haunting, and in the best way, sneaky. It gets inside you, and when you least expect it, it strikes, leaving you bloodied on the floor unsure if you're laughing or crying.- Nghi Vo, author of The Chosen and the Beautiful
Some writers are simply indispensable if you want to understand your cultural moment. Cassandra Khaw is three of them. For reasons, take your pick: a (1) master storyteller who (2) finds multiple angles into the deepest recesses of your psyche to (3) leave you not just stricken, but strangely relieved, strangely edified. Breakable Things is a match-strike in the darkness that makes you understand the value of darkness. Enjoyed best under the covers - Carlos Hernandez, Award-winning author of the Sal and Gabi series
Khaw, Cassandra: - Cassandra Khaw writes many things. Mostly these days, she writes horror and video games and occasional flirtations with chick-lit. Her work can be found in venues like Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and more. A Song for Quiet was her latest novella from Tor.com, a piece of Lovecraftian Southern Gothic that she worries will confuse those who purchased Bearly a Lady, her frothy paranormal romantic comedy.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781988964379 |
| ISBN 10 | 1988964377 |
| Title | Breakable Things |
| Author | Cassandra Khaw |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Undertow Publications |
| Year published | 2022-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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