Going Down to Lucky Town
Charlie the Pearl-con man, gambler, and ever absent father-is about to catch the dream that he's chased his entire life-the secret of good luck. But it's a secret that could cost Charlie the only thing in the world that he loves more than a winning streak-his daughter.Urban fantasy (novelette)There are echoes of Ellison again, and of Ray Bradbury, in this understated and deeply moving tale of a con artist who stumbles across an opportunity to right some of the wrongs of his past. ...a deceptively simple narrative of luck, loss, betrayal, and redemption. [The father / daughter interaction] is handled with honesty and a real understanding of th…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-928048-01-5
- EAN: 9781928048015
- Produktnummer: 31193060
- Verlag: Douglas Smith
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
Douglas Smith is an award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction. His fiction has been published in twenty-six languages and thirty-two countries. His work includes the urban fantasy novel, The Wolf at the End of the World, and the collections Chimerascope, Impossibilia, and La Danse des Esprits. His non-fiction guide for writers, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, is a must read for any short story writer.Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award, and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane. A short film based on Doug's story By Her Hand, She Draws You Down won several awards at film festivals around the world.
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