Elephants in Bloom

Debut short story collection from a French author who has been making a name for herself with regular appearances to Interzone and contributions to Clarkesworld, ParSec, and elsewhere. Providing a fresh perspective on things, Cécile's fiction reflects her love of the natural world and concern for its future. Elephants in Bloom contains her finest previously published stories and a number of brand new tales that appear here for the first time.



Contents:

Introduction        

All We Ever Look For      

The Fishery                      

A Kingdom of Seagrass and Silk             

A Stray Cat in the Mountain of The Dead     

Que la Grenade Est Touchante             

When You Meet the Wild Hunt             

The Hangman's Legacy             

Ice Cream from Pluto              

Soaring, the World on Their Shoulders       

Schrödinger's Children                    

A Diary from the End of the World       

The Third Time I Saw a Fox               

Kings of Snow                    

The Owl Woman              

The Goddess's Spear                

Nine Lives, One to Spare        

Wind, River, Angel Song        

Elephants in Bloom                 

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