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The Bread We Eat in Dreams

Subterranean Press proudly presents a major new collection by one of the brightest stars in the literary firmament. Catherynne M. Valente, the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and other acclaimed novels, now brings readers a treasure trove of stories and poems in The Bread We Eat in Dreams.

In the Locus Award-winning novelette “White Lines on a Green Field,” an old story plays out against a high school backdrop as Coyote is quarterback and king for a season. A girl named Mallow embarks on an adventure of memorable and magical politicks in “The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland — For a Little While.” The award-winning, tour de force novella “Silently and Very Fast” is an ancient epic set in a far-flung future, the intimate autobiography of an evolving A.I. And in the title story, the history of a New England town and that of an outcast demon are irrevocably linked.

The thirty-five pieces collected here explore an extraordinary breadth of styles and genres, as Valente presents readers with something fresh and evocative on every page. From noir to Native American myth, from folklore to the final frontier, each tale showcases Valente’s eloquence and originality.

Table of Contents:

The Consultant

White Lines on a Green Field

The Bread We Eat in Dreams

The Melancholy of Mechagirl

A Voice Like a Hole

The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland — For a Little While

How to Raise a Minotaur

The Shoot-out at Burnt Corn Ranch Over the Bride of the World

Mouse Koan

The Blueberry Queen of Wiscasset

In the Future When All’s Well

Fade to White

Aeromaus

Red Engines

The Wolves of Brooklyn

One Breath, One Stroke

Kallisti

The Wedding

The Secret of Being a Cowboy

Twenty-Five Facts About Santa Claus

We Without Us Were Shadows

The Red Girl

Aquaman and the Duality of Self/Other, America, 1985

The Room

Silently and Very Fast

What the Dragon Said: A Love Story

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 336
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781596065826
  • Genres
  • fantasy, poetry, fiction, anthologies, mythology, collections
  • Release date
  • 2013