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| The Ugly Cygnet by Hans Realist Andersen The Unkindness of Ravens The Unluckiest Thief Upon the Gallows Tree |
| The Ugly Cygnet by Hans Realist Andersen [1] | ||||
| The Seventh Seal 4 (April 2001) | ||||
| The Unkindness of Ravens [2] | ||||
| Interzone 090 (December 1994) | ||||
| The Best of Interzone, Voyager 1997 | ||||
| ed. David Pringle | ||||
| There are references to Edgar Allan Poe here. Indeed
the raven featured in this story is called Edgar; a product of genetic
engineering, who along with his unkindness, have escaped from captivity.
The scientist who created them has only to wait however, because he has a hold over them and knows they must return. However, the reconciliation isn't sweet. A dark and ironic tale, which is a very good example of Brian's sardonic humour. |
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| The Unluckiest Thief [2] | ||||
| Interzone 060 (June 1992) | ||||
| Salome & Other Decadent Fantasies, Cosmos 2004 | ||||
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The story of a thief who steals into a marsh to steal the polished amber eye from the statue of an evil god and then gets away with it scot free... ...I think not. Glug, glug, glug... |
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| Upon the Gallows Tree [5] | ||||
| Narrow Houses, Little Brown 1992 | ||||
| ed. Peter Crowther | ||||
| Narrow Houses, Warner (UK) 1993 | ||||
| ed. Peter Crowther | ||||
| Narrow Houses, Warner (US) 1994 | ||||
| ed. Peter Crowther | ||||
| The story of a dead witch dangling on a gallows and waiting for her soul to sink to the depths of hell. Her body is to be quartered and her heart buried at the crossroads, except that poor Ned Teach has other ideas… | ||||