Through Soft Air Explained
| Through Soft Air |
| Author: | Lee Battersby |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Short story collection |
| Publisher: | Prime Books |
| Release Date: | 2006 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Pages: | 280 pp. |
| Isbn: | 0-8095-5646-4 |
Through Soft Air is the first short story collection from Australian speculative fiction writer Lee Battersby. Printed in 2006, it was published by US Publisher Prime Books.[1]
The cover art is by Gary Nurrish.
Stories
The collection contains the following stories:
- Father Muerte & the Theft
- Silk
- Carrying the God
- Pass the Parcel
- Through the Window Merrilee Dances
- Elyse (previously unpublished)
- The Divergence Tree
- Jaracara's Kiss (previously unpublished)
- The Hobbyist
- Mikal (previously unpublished)
- Letters to Josie
- A Stone to Mark My Passing
- Vortle
- Ecdysis
- A Very Good Lawyer
- Goodfellow
- Stalag Hollywood (previously unpublished)
- Brillig
- His Calliope(previously unpublished)
- Father Renoir's Hands (previously unpublished)
- Through Soft Air
- Dark Ages (previously unpublished)
- Tales of Nireym
- Father Muerte & the Rain
- Pater Familias
Critical reception
Writing for the Australian Specfic in focus website Nicole Murphy noted: that there were stories she felt were "undone", and said that was "A shame, because the idea of the book is terrific."[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Through Soft Air by Lee Battersby. ISFDB. 3 July 2024.
- Web site: "Through Soft Air" . ASif, July 2006 . 3 July 2024.
