Strange Attractors
In the tradition of Poe, Ambrose Bierce and Ray Bradbury...
Tom Henighan skillfully explores the twilight realm where the tilt of reality toward chaos suggests a new kind of order. Strange Attractors is made up of nine stories, often rooted in reality but with a dark, eerie element of the fantastic.
Enter a world where: a Canadian missionary re-enacts Eden among the ghostly Tasaday; a son plots to kill his robotic mother; a child has a Christmas Eve visit from a talking rat and three rather unsatisfactory wise men; the Earth is gripped by a new ice age; and enter a future where women have forgotten men.
About Tom Henighan
Tom Henighan is the author of the novel The Well of Time and the non-fiction work The Presumption of Culture. He finds time to teach mythology, science fiction and fantasy, as well as creative writing, at Carleton University. [MORE]
Praise:
“... eclectic, eccentric ... A Henighan tale is likely to enrich a reader’s sense of reality.” — Globe and Mail
“Henighan writes with wit, intensity and stylistic flair.” — The Toronto Star
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