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At the Gates and Other Stories: Sixteen Tales of Magic and Wonder
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781999725457
Publisher: Patrick Samphire
Published: Jul 29 2022
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.54
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A ghost searches for revenge in ancient Egypt. A boy unearths the bones of a dragon. A girl risks awakening a dark god to save her dog...
He reached out a hand and touched Grace's cheek. The touch made her shiver. You can't save everyone, Grace.
I don't want to, Grace whispered. Just her.
At the Gates and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen fantasy short stories.
Reviews of stories in this collection
This is the first story I've heard this year that I'd consider a masterpiece. It's rare for a story to move me to tears, but this one did. The writing is perfect, capturing the period and expressing the torments of war brilliantly. - John Dodds, The Fix on The Western Front
Marvelous. - Colin Harvey, Suite101, on At the Gates
This one kept me turning the page without pause, with its natural pace and flow of words, good characterization, and skillful plot build-up. Samphire's writing skill is matched only by his knowledge of Ancient Egyptian culture and mythology. - Scott M. Sandridge, Tangent Online, on The Land of Reeds.
A great coming-of-age story. - David Roy, epinions, on When the Dragon Falls
Patrick Samphire offers an updated Arthurian fantasy, an elegantly crafted modern-day take on the Matter of Britain. - Gardner Dozois, Locus, Issue 598 on Camelot
The Stories
- At the Gates
- Five Things of Beauty
- Uncle Vernon's Lie
- Finisterre
- A Veil, a Meal, and Dust
- A Field Guide to Ugly Places
- Slipper of Glass - The Equation
- When the Dragon Falls
- Dawn, by the Light of a Barrow Fire
- Camelot
- Crab Apple
- The Sea Beyond Thule
- The Land of Reeds
- The Western Front
- Dragonfly Summer
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