The Lightning of Possible Storms

The Lightning of Possible Storms

by Jonathan Ball, Matt Hawkins

Narrated by Gabi Epstein

Unabridged — 5 hours, 9 minutes

The Lightning of Possible Storms

The Lightning of Possible Storms

by Jonathan Ball, Matt Hawkins

Narrated by Gabi Epstein

Unabridged — 5 hours, 9 minutes

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Overview

Winner of the 2021 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

Aleya's world starts to unravel after a café customer leaves behind a collection of short stories. Surprised and disturbed to discover that it has been dedicated to her, Aleya delves into the strange book...

A mad scientist seeks to steal his son's dreams. A struggling writer, skilled only at destruction, finds himself courted by Hollywood. A woman seeks to escape her body and live inside her dreams. Citizens panic when a new city block manifests out of nowhere. The personification of capitalism strives to impress his cutthroat boss.

The more Aleya reads, the deeper she sinks into the mysterious writer's work, and the less real the world around her seems. Soon, she's overwhelmed as a new, more terrifying existence takes hold.

Jonathan Ball's first collection of short fiction blends humour and horror, doom, and daylight, offering myriad possible storms.


Editorial Reviews

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"The Lightning of Possible Storms is an impressive clockwork construction of narrative cogs and gears that never loses sight of either its humanity or its nature as a manufactured work of art." —Quill & Quire


"The Lightning of Possible Storms is a genuinely bracing and exciting experience, profoundly unsettling and disorienting. Anyone who enjoys having their ass kicked by a book of fiction will not be disappointed." —The Miramichi Reader


"Ball's interwoven stories create an immersive yet dizzying experience." —Broken Pencil Magazine


"All of these explorations of writing and art are surreal and fragmented, yet woven together masterfully. Each story is a collection of threads that seems meaningless until you begin to see how they connect, how the ideas and concepts come together to form a cohesive tapestry that is far greater than the sum of its parts." —Prairie Fire

Product Details

BN ID: 2940191511689
Publisher: Book*hug Press
Publication date: 09/30/2020
Edition description: Unabridged
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