The Proper Thing and Other Stories
by Seanan McGuire
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Pub Date Apr 30 2024 | Archive Date Apr 30 2024
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Description
From the end of the world to the beginning, with a nice charcuterie plate to sustain us on the way, it’s time for another journey through the eccentric, eclectic short fiction of Seanan McGuire. From dangerous holidays to the beauty of the library, from the power of cheese to the power of love, this volume will take you from the past to the future, sometimes on the same page.
Learn about the insecurities of the superheroic world, and how hard some people will work to survive the end of absolutely everything. Discover what everyone knows, and watch what happens when the cultural foundations are pulled from under your favorite cuisine. See what people will do when all else is lost, and watch what happens on the day the music dies.
And when all that is through, visit our magical cheese shop for something truly delicious, impossible and unique. We have a little something for everyone in our box of delights. Don’t be afraid—just reach in, and choose a treat to improve and enhance your day.
We’ve been waiting for another trip to the store on the corner, where they sell Wensleydale and wishes side by side. Come along now, let’s go.
Advance Praise
“Hugo and Nebula Award winner McGuire’s staggering second limited-edition collection with Subterranean takes a somewhat darker tone than 2019’s Laughter at the Academy, but these 24 stories still offer a sense of twisted whimsy and cautious optimism... A similar folkloric aesthetic and the author’s professed love of cheese come together in the mystical transformations of the delightful title novella, which closes out the collection. It’s easy to sink into the imaginatively unsettling spaces these stories inhabit.” —Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781645241928 |
| PRICE | $50.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 512 |
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Featured Reviews
Librarian 612838
Me 🤝 The writings of Seanan McGuire.
I am biased in her favor. McGuire is one of the few authors that I feel like I am cut from the same cloth as.
Imaginative but mature, colorful but bleak, and curious but oh so fearful.
The illustrations, the variety in writing styles, and the heartfelt introductions to each piece solidifies this as one of my favorite collections of an author's work. It's also a behemoth. This is not a single sitting read. It's best enjoyed in small, mulled over doses.
"The Land of Rainbows and Ash" took my heart and stomped on it- then I immediately thanked it for doing so.
I now wonder how hurt I'd be if new music turned to static once I am older and what I'd do if I occupied a more fantastical world.
The heavy handed and unsubtle opinions of McGuire that are baked deep into her writings will likely be too loud for some. I, though, find it at the perfect volume for these issues severity.
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