Tales From The Rift: Four short stories set in the Riftmaster universe - Couverture souple

Nelson, Miles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1915304490 ISBN 13 : 9781915304490

Editeur : Elsewhen Press, 2024

Synopsis

Four short stories set in the Riftmaster universe.

This collection of four short stories set in the universe of Miles’ 2021 bestselling novel Riftmaster, revisit some of readers’ favourite characters and shed some light on others.

Like Father, Like Son follows Ari and Oliver’s son, Toby, as he accompanies his father on a hunting trip. We see a little more of Oliver and Ari’s fraught relationship and the struggle that Toby has bonding with his narrow-minded father.

Those that Came First takes place during chapter 9 of Riftmaster, with Bailey and Ari attempting to survive a world by delving into the ruins of its fallen civilisation. Bailey sees a little of Earth’s future in its ruins and struggles to balance the need to find out what happened to them, with his own mental health.

In War Dance, we venture to Flora’s home planet and meet her race, the Valis, who communicate by changing the colour of their skin. As a result, every conversation is a work of art. This story is a short interaction between two of the species, but it features 6 pieces of art which work alongside the highly visual nature of the story.

Child of the Mountain is a coming of age story which delves deeper into Mountain-dweller society. A young Mountain-dweller is born in the coldest winter anyone has ever known, and we see it grow up and learn the intricacies of Mountain-dweller culture. At the end of its second year of life, the mountain-dweller finally gives itself a name: First-horn Speaker.

Cover art: Miles Nelson

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Miles was born and raised in the distant north, in a quaint little city called Durham.He studied video game design at Teesside University, graduating in 2018. Since then, he has taken a step back from coding to work on his writing career, and has since led several masterclasses with New Writing North.He has been writing all his life, and although Riftmaster was technically his fourth novel, he likes to pretend the first three don't exist. Whilst he is primarily a sci-fi writer who loves long journeys, strange worlds and all things space and stars, he has also had brief flings with the genres of fantasy and horror.He often writes stories highlighting the struggles faced by the LGBTQ+ community, and tries to include themes of empathy and inclusivity in all he does. Even then, though, Miles stands firm in the belief that this is not the defining element of his stories. And although he tries to represent his community as best he can, these themes are never the main focus; because he believes that (in most cases) a person shouldn't be defined by their deviation from standard norms.Outside of scifi and fantasy, he has a deep-rooted fascination with natural history, and collects books told from unique perspectives (be they animal, alien, or mammoths from Mars). The older, the better; his oldest book is just about to turn 100!He currently lives in Durham City, where he runs BookWyrm, an LGBTQ+ bookshop, alongside his husband Chris.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Elsewhen Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1915304490
• ISBN 13: 9781915304490
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
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