Chasing Whispers
by Eugen Bacon
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Pub Date Sep 08 2022 | Archive Date Jan 17 2023
RDS Publishing | Raw Dog Screaming Press
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Description
Chasing Whispers is a unique Afro-irrealist collection of black speculative fiction in transformative stories of culture, longing, hybridity, unlimited futures, a collision of worlds and folklore. It contains 13 stories, 11 of which are original, with a commanding introduction by D. Harlan Wilson. The collection is aligned with the themes of Eugen Bacon's other fiction, and her recognition in the honor list of the 2022 Otherwise Fellowships for "doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction."
This collection casts a gaze at mostly women and children haunted by patriarchy, in stories packed with affection, dread, anguish and hope. The connecting theme is a black protagonist with a deep longing for someone, someplace, something... and a recurring phrase in each story: "a deep and terrible sadness."
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Advance Praise
horror, technological advances, and existential dread.”
—Booklist, starred review
“In some ways, these are not stories, but emotions made flesh…Chasing Whispers is an emotive, immersive short story collection whose entries trade between being entertaining and thought provoking.” —Foreword Reviews
“A new star is born in the emerald skies of Fantasy, and its name is Eugen Bacon.” —Nuzo Onoh, Queen of African Horror
“Chasing Whispers challenges the reader both in form and content. Bacon speculates with the form of the short story just as much as the stories blend together African folklore and the modern world. SF readers are frequently travellers in the past, present and future. We are all invited to explore the uncertainties of humanity in this engaging collection of short stories from Bacon.”
—The BSFA Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781947879447 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 198 |
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