{"product_id":"fire-paperback-12","title":"Fire. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand, Elizabeth, or Liz as she's known to her colleagues, students, and devoted fans, is a maverick in modern fiction: a fearless literary sojourner whose award-winning novels and short stories mix murder and magic, high fantasy and post-punk noir in extravagant and unforgettable new ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe title story, \"Fire.\"--written especially for this volume--is a harrowing postapocalyptic adventure in a world threatened by global conflagration. Based on Hand's real-life experience as a participant in a governmental climate change think tank, it follows a ragtag cadre of scientists and artists racing to save both civilization and themselves from fast-moving global fires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Woman Men Didn't See\" is an expansion of Hand's acclaimed critical assessment of author Alice Sheldon, who wrote award-winning SF as \"James Tiptree, Jr.\" in order to conceal identity from both the SF community and her CIA overlords. Another nonfiction piece, \"Beyond Belief,\" recounts her difficult passage from alienated teen to serious artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso included are \"Kronia,\" a poignant time-travel romance, and \"The Saffron Gatherers,\" two of Hand's favorite and less familiar stories. Plus: a bibliography and our candid and illuminating Outspoken Interview with one of today's most inventive authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hand\u003c\/b\u003e flunked out of college a couple of years after seeing Patti Smith perform and became involved in the nascent punk scenes in DC and New York. From 1979 to 1986 she worked at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. She was eventually readmitted to university to study cultural anthropology and received her BA. She is the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eWinterlong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaking the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmering\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMortal Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIllyria\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRadiant Days\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as three collections of stories, including the recent \u003ci\u003eSaffron and Brimstone\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction has received the Nebula, World Fantasy, Mythopoeic, Tiptree, and International Horror Guild Awards, and her novels have been chosen as notable books by both the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also been awarded a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship. A regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMagazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives with her family on the coast of Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.4 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730282909759,"sku":"9781629632346","price":15.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3cf19b528e5fa49756f6bae0123e2fe1.webp?v=1765125522","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fire-paperback-12","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}