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Authors: Claude Lalumière

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credits

“Ted’s Collection” first appeared in
The Seventh Black Book of Horror
(Mortbury Press, 2010), edited by Charles Black

“Secretly Wishing for Rain” previously appeared, in slightly different form, in
Fishnet
(July 2004);
The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 5
(Robinson 2006), edited by Maxim Jakubowski; and
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Erotica
(Robinson 2012), edited by Maxim Jakubowski

“She Watches Him Swim” first appeared in
The Back Alley
, vol. 2, no. 2 (December 2008)

“Diptych” is original to this collection

“Dead” first appeared in
Chilling Tales: Evil I Did Dwell; Lewd Did I Live
(Edge 2011), edited by Michael Kelly

“The Beginning of Time” previously appeared in
Reflection’s Edge
#27 (August 2007) and, in slightly different form, in
Lost Myths
, 1 April 2010

“What to Do with the Dead” previously appeared, in slightly different form, in
Shimmer
#10 (March 2009) and
Lost Myths
, April 2010

“The Four Elements” previously appeared in
Reflection’s Edge
#16 (April 2006);
The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 7
(Robinson 2008), edited by Maxim Jakubowski; and
Lost Myths
, February-May 2011

“The Secret Seduction of the Subtle Serpent” first appeared in
Fiction Inferno
#2:006 (January 2003)

“Someone to Watch” first appeared in
Twilight Tales
(June 2003)

“The Triumph of the Autosomes” first appeared in
Fiction Inferno
#2:006 (January 2003)

“Anew Day” first appeared, in different form, in
Twilight Tales
(June 2003) and, revised, in
The Virtuous Medlar Circle
(January 2006)

“The Return of the Low Bunnies” previously appeared, in slightly different form, in
Fiction Inferno
#2:006 (January 2003) and
Lost Myths
, 25 August 2011

“The Family Portrait” first appeared in
Lost Myths
, 14 July 2011

“Manit and the Nightmares” first appeared, in slightly different form, in
Lost Myths
, 3 June 2010

“Different Flesh” previously appeared in
SciFiction
(November 2005) and
The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 6
(Robinson 2007), edited by Maxim Jakubowski

“The Flowers of Katrina” first appeared in
Chilling Tales: In Words, Alas, Drown I
(Edge 2013), edited by Michael Kelly

“Being Here” previously appeared in
Tesseracts Nine
(Edge 2005), edited by Geoff Ryman and Nalo Hopkinson, and
Year’s Best Fantasy 6
(Tachyon 2006), edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer

“Scenes from the Skoobie Revolution” first appeared in
Chiaroscuro
#47 (April 2011)

“Sexes in the City” previously appeared in
Reflection’s Edge
#34 (April 2008) and
The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 9
(Robinson 2010), edited by Maxim Jakubowski

“All You Can Eat, All the Time” first appeared in
Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead
(Edge 2010), edited by Nancy Kilpatrick

“Our Love” is original to this collection

about the author

Claude Lalumière (
lostmyths.net/claude
) is the author of two previous books: the collection
Objects of Worship
(2009) and the mosaic novella
The Door to Lost Pages
(2011). He has edited or co-edited twelve anthologies in various genres, including
Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic
(2003),
Lust for Life: Tales of Sex & Love
(with Elise Moser; 2006),
Tesseracts Twelve: New Novellas of Canadian Fantastic Fiction
(2008),
Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories
(with Camille Alexa; 2013), and
Super Stories of Heroes & Villains
(2013). With Rupert Bottenberg, he’s the co-creator of the multimedia cryptomythology project Lost Myths (
lostmyths.net
). 

about the cover artist

Marc Tessier (
likeanacidtrip.blogspot.ca
) is a Montreal author and art photographer. He has designed and written four photo-novels and various graphic novels, including
Mac Tin Tac
(Conundrum Press, 2004) and
The Theatre of Cruelty
(Fantagraphics, 1999).

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