The Songbirds of Pain is a story collection by Garry Kilworth published in 1984.
The Songbirds of Pain is a collection of 13 science fiction short stories.
Dave Langford reviewed The Songbirds of Pain for White Dwarf #60, and stated that "Amid Kilworth's exotic settings, 'ordinary' and 'fantastic' aspects fuse in a blaze of style. Try it."[1]