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description: At their best these stories disrupt habits overcome barriers of cultural perception to make the familiar strange through the use of speculative elements such as magic and technology. They provide glimpses of alternate realities and possible futures and pasts that provoke an ethical social political environmental and biological inquiry into what it means to be human. Featuring stories by Camille Alexa Kelley Armstrong Madeline Ashby Peter Chiykowski Carolyn Clink David Livingstone Clink Geoffrey W. Cole Cory Doctorow Amal El-Mohtar Steven Erikson Gemma Files Neile Graham Lisa L. Hannett Ada Hoffman Claire Humphrey Susan Ioannu Kristin Janz Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer Derek Knsken Helen Marshall Anna Mioduchowska Silvia Moreno-Garcia David Nickle Rhonda Parrish Kelly Rose Pflug-Back Timothy Reynolds Ian Rogers Robert Runt Geoff Ryman Rebecca M. Senese George Swede Peter Watts A.C. Wise and Rio Youers.table of contentsINTRODUCTIONSTEVEN ERIKSONLOOKERDAVID NICKLETHE LISTKELLEY ARMSTONGBITING TONGUESAMAL EL-MOHTARBLEAKER COLLEGIATE PRESENTS ANALL-FEMALE PRODUCTION OFWAITING FOR GODOTCLAIRE HUMPHREYSPLIT DECISIONROBERT RUNTTHE CINDER GIRLPETER CHIYKOWSKITHE CANDLEIAN ROGERSTHROUGH THE DOORSUSAN IOANNUSIGNAL TO NOISEGEMMA FILESTHE ONES OUTSIDE YOUR DOORNEILE GRAHAMDOWN WHERE THE BEST LILIES GROWCAMILLE ALEXAHIDEREBECCA M. SENESEWHAT WE FOUNDGEOFF RYMANLIE-FATHERGEMMA FILESCENTIPEDE GIRLADA HOFFMANNCLOCKWORK FAGINCORY DOCTOROWSELECTED HAIKUGEORGE SWEDEPURERIO YOUERS10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT STAPLERSCAROLYN CLINKLAIKAS IKATHRYN KUITENBROUWERON THE MANY USES OF CEDARGEOFFREY W. COLEOBSCUREDRHONDA PARRISHHAWKWOODS FOLLYTIMOTHY REYNOLDSRAZOR VOICESKELLY ROSE PFLUG-BACKTHE BEAN-SIDHE CALLS IN OWL-LIGHTNEILE GRAHAMFUR AND FEATHERSLISA L. HANNETTBREATHING BONESPETER CHIYKOWSKITHE EDUCATION OF JUNIORNUMBER 12MADELINE ASHBYONE QUARTER GORGONHELEN MARSHALLA PUDDLE OF BLOODSILVIA MORENO-GARCIANOTHING BUT SKY OVERHEADDAVID LIVINGSTONE CLINKTHE KISS OF THE BLOOD-REDPOMEGRANATEKRISTIN JANZCHARMANNA MIODUCHOWSKAFINAL GIRL THEORYA.C. WISETO LIVE AND DIE IN GIBBONTOWNDEREK KNSKENBEAUTIFUL MONSTERHELEN MARSHALLMALAKPETER WATTSHONOURABLE MENTIONSABOUT THE EDITORS
language: English
title: Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing
publisher: ChiZine Publications