Overview
A woman at the end of her tether finds a terrible release on holiday in the fens of East Anglia.
A man is haunted by graffiti, and finds that his road to discovering the perpetrator leads to death. and worse.
A husband trying to comfort his terminally ill wife seeks help in a forbidden zone from his childhood, where blood is the price of perfection.
In this spellbinding collection of his best stories from the last ten years, award-winning writer Conrad Williams offers the kind of horrors that move subtly into you, like pain, or love, or regret. They are stories that explore the scarred outposts of desperation and desire, sickness and death, sex and decay.
Within these pages you will also find the acclaimed novella Nearly People (nominated for awards by the International Horror Guild and the British Fantasy Society), in which a woman's search for food in a nightmarish city brings her attention from an enigmatic man known as The Dancer, and a host of terrible epiphanies.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Includes three stories never before seen: Nest of Salt, The Night Before and The Owl.
Contents
The Machine
Supple Bodies
The Light that Passes Through You
Nest of Salt
City in Aspic
Other Skins
The Windmill
Wire
The Burn
The Owl
The Night Before
Edge
MacCreadle's Bike
Known
The Suicide Pit
Excuse the Unusual Approach
Nearly People
Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
This book title, Use Once, Then Destroy (Stories) - 9781892389671, ISBN: 9781892389671, by Conrad Williams, published by Night Shade (September 1, 2005) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
Unlike Amazon and other retailers who may also offer Use Once, Then Destroy (Stories) - 9781892389671 books on their website, we specialize in large quantities and provide personal service, from trusted, experienced, friendly people in Portland, Oregon. We offer a Price Match Guarantee, and QuickQuote form, to make purchasing quick and easy.
Prefer to work with a human being when you order Use Once, Then Destroy (Stories) - 9781892389671 books in bulk? Our Book Specialists are standing by Monday-Friday 8-5 PST, ready to help!