Skin Folk

Nalo Hopkinson

Fantasy Science Fiction Short Stories World Fantasy Award

World Fantasy Award winner 2002, Sunburst Award nominee 2003.

A new collection of short stories from Hopkinson, including "Greedy Choke Puppy," which Africana.com called "a cleverly crafted West Indian story featuring the appearance of both the soucouyant (vampire) and lagahoo (werewolf)", "Ganger (Ball Lightning)," praised by the Washington Post Book World as written in "prose [that] is vivid and immediate," this collection reveals Hopkinson's breadth and accomplishments as a storyteller.

Contents:

  • Riding the Red
  • Money Tree
  • Something to Hitch Meat To
  • Snake
  • Under Glass
  • Glass Bottle Trick
  • Slow Cold Chick
  • Fisherman
  • Tan-Tan and Dry Bone
  • Greedy Choke Puppy
  • A Habit of Waste
  • And the Lillies-Them A-Blow
  • Whose Upward Flight I Love
  • Ganger (Ball Lightning)
  • Precious
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Published
2001
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