Chrysalis is a collection of twenty-four stories spanning seven years of this talented writer's career. Full of coruscating prose, each story defies categorisation, arcing round the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror yet refusing to settle on either one. From death, life, love, loss and hope, the endless circles flit ever on. This is a collection of stories like no other. It will take you deep within the human soul and out onto the windswept slopes of all our dreams and nightmares.
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When Halkon (Nightseekers) calls one of the 24 intense stories in this collection "Meaningless Story," she may mislead readers into either taking her at her word or giving her more street cred than necessary. She uses recurring themes and images (night, betrayal, dreams, angels) to explore the creation or discovery of meaning in uncaring environments. As with much psychological horror, the worst monsters are often the most intimate companions. Halkon mixes fantasy and SF tropes along with more traditional folktale and ghost story elements to build worlds in which narrators find themselves isolated and forced to wander toward (or away from) salvation. When her sparse prose and unsparing narratives come together ("Empty," "Little Death," "Golden Apples"), Halkon succeeds in delivering the emotional and moral core of her tale. "Moments," a story of love lost by choice, conveys a strong sympathy for its fallen narrator. When the stories lapse into less challenging territory, they can collapse into simple moralizing. Those with a yen for modernist angst will be most rewarded. (Dec.)
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