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* A resonant and enduring myth of man and nature 'Remarkable for the brilliance and texture of its imagined world' The Guardian * 'Crowley is one of the few rare writers who can combine intellectual acuteness with lyrical power' The Science Fiction Spurce Book * A ground-breaking and deeply moving sf novel that addresses the urgent problem of man's relationship tio the natural world

About the Author

Joyce Carol Oates is a bestselling author. Among her many books are BLONDE, BROKE HEART BLUES, BLACK WATER, THEM and FAITHLESS. She has won a National Book Award as well as the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letter. She has also had stories selected for both BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY and BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.John Crowley was born in 1942 and has worked in documentary films and TV since 1966. The Deep, his first SF novel, was published in 1975 and was followed by Beasts, Engine Summer and Great Work of Time. In his later work, Little, Big, Aegypt and Love and Sleep, he has moved into writing fantasy to great critical acclaim.