Boys, Beasts & Men

by Sam J. Miller

Boys, Beasts & Men

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<B>2023 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST COLLECTION</B><BR><BR><B><I>In Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller s devastating debut short-fiction collection, featuring an introduction by Amal El-Mohtar, queer infatuation, inevitable heartbreak, and brutal revenge seamlessly intertwine. Whether innocent, guilty, or not even human, the boys, beasts, and men roaming through Miller s gorgeously crafted worlds can destroy readers, yet leave them wanting more.<BR><BR> Miller s sheer talent shines through in abundance . . . </I>Boys, Beasts & Men<I> is an outrageous journey which skillfully blends genres and will haunt you with its original, poetic voices as much as its victims, villains, and treasure trove of leading actors. <BR> </I>Grimdark Magazine</B><BR><BR>Despite his ability to control the ambient digital cloud, a foster teen falls for a clever con-man. Luring bullies to a quarry, a boy takes clearly enumerated revenge through unnatural powers of suggestion. In the aftermath of a shapeshifting alien invasion, a survivor fears that he brought something out of the Arctic to infect the rest of the world. A rebellious group of queer artists create a new identity that transcends even the anonymity of death.<BR><BR>Sam J. Miller (<I>Blackfish City</I>, <I>The Art of Starving</I>) shows his savage wit, unrelenting candor, and lush imagery in this essential career retrospective collection, taking his place alongside legends of the short-fiction form such as Carmen Maria Machado, Carson McCullers, and Jeff VanderMeer.
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<B>2023 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST COLLECTION</B><BR><BR><B><I>In Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller s devastating debut short-fiction collection, featuring an introduction by Amal El-Mohtar, queer infatuation, inevitable heartbreak, and brutal revenge seamlessly intertwine. Whether innocent, guilty, or not even human, the boys, beasts, and men roaming through Miller s gorgeously crafted worlds can destroy readers, yet leave them wanting more.<BR><BR> Miller s sheer talent shines through in abundance . . . </I>Boys, Beasts & Men<I> is an outrageous journey which skillfully blends genres and will haunt you with its original, poetic voices as much as its victims, villains, and treasure trove of leading actors. <BR> </I>Grimdark Magazine</B><BR><BR>Despite his ability to control the ambient digital cloud, a foster teen falls for a clever con-man. Luring bullies to a quarry, a boy takes clearly enumerated revenge through unnatural powers of suggestion. In the aftermath of a shapeshifting alien invasion, a survivor fears that he brought something out of the Arctic to infect the rest of the world. A rebellious group of queer artists create a new identity that transcends even the anonymity of death.<BR><BR>Sam J. Miller (<I>Blackfish City</I>, <I>The Art of Starving</I>) shows his savage wit, unrelenting candor, and lush imagery in this essential career retrospective collection, taking his place alongside legends of the short-fiction form such as Carmen Maria Machado, Carson McCullers, and Jeff VanderMeer.

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