Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future
An incredible collection of stories for our shared planet from the likes of Joanne Harris, Toby Litt and Liz Jensen

A riveting and provocative collection of short fiction, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris’ cautionary tale of a world where ‘outside’ has become a thing of the past, to Nick Hayes’ graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures.

All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.
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Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future
An incredible collection of stories for our shared planet from the likes of Joanne Harris, Toby Litt and Liz Jensen

A riveting and provocative collection of short fiction, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris’ cautionary tale of a world where ‘outside’ has become a thing of the past, to Nick Hayes’ graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures.

All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.
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Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future

Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future

by Gregory Norminton (Editor)
Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future

Beacons: Stories for our Not So Distant Future

by Gregory Norminton (Editor)

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An incredible collection of stories for our shared planet from the likes of Joanne Harris, Toby Litt and Liz Jensen

A riveting and provocative collection of short fiction, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris’ cautionary tale of a world where ‘outside’ has become a thing of the past, to Nick Hayes’ graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures.

All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781851689699
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 08/01/2013
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gregory Norminton is a novelist, actor, playwright, and environmental activist. His short stories and dramatisations have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. All four of his novels have been published by Sceptre.

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