Stranger Things Happen: Stories
Stranger Things Happen: Stories by Kelly Link is a collection published by Small Beer Press on July 1, 2001, featuring 280 pages of imaginative narratives. This first collection from the award-winning author intertwines elements of fairy tales and cautionary tales, presenting a diverse array of characters and scenarios that venture into the strange and wonderful. Readers will encounter a girl detective navigating the underworld, a librarian in love with a collector of artificial noses, and a newly married couple caught in an apocalyptic beauty pageant, among other intriguing tales.
The eleven stories in this collection are characterized by their quirky, spooky, and intelligent storytelling. Each narrative offers a unique premise, such as sexy blond aliens invading New York City and a young girl learning the art of disappearance. With themes that blend science fiction and fantasy, these stories promise to engage readers with their imaginative plots and unexpected twists. The edition includes 16 interior illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook, enhancing the reading experience and inviting exploration into the whimsical worlds crafted by Link.
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New edition with 16 interior illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook.
This first collection by award-winning author Kelly Link takes fairy tales and cautionary tales, dictators and extraterrestrials, amnesiacs and honeymooners, revenants and readers alike, on a voyage into new, strange, and wonderful territory. The girl detective must go to the underworld to solve the case of the tap-dancing bank robbers. A librarian falls in love with a girl whose father collects artificial noses. A dead man posts letters home to his estranged wife. Two women named Louise begin a series of consecutive love affairs with a string of cellists. A newly married couple become participants in an apocalyptic beauty pageant. Sexy blond aliens invade New York City. A young girl learns how to make herself disappear.
These eleven extraordinary stories are quirky, spooky, and smart. They all have happy endings. Every story contains a secret prize. Each story was written especially for you.
Stories from Stranger Things Happen have won the Nebula, Tiptree, and World Fantasy Award. Stranger Things Happen was a Salon Book of the Year, one of the Village Voice‘s 25 Favorite Books, and was a Firecracker Award finalist.
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