Skin Folk Stories

<DIV><B>The SFWA Grand Master’s award-winning collection </B><B>“combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling” (<I>Library Journal</I>).</B><BR/>  <BR/> In <I>Skin Folk</I>, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.<BR/>  <BR/> Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, <I>Skin Folk</I> is not to be missed.<BR/>  <BR/><B>Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning <I>Skin Folk</I></B><BR/>  <BR/> “Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —<I>The Washington Post Book World</I><BR/>  <BR/> “An important new writer.” —<I>The Dallas Morning News</I><BR/>  <BR/> “Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —<I>Publishers Weekly</I><BR/>  <BR/> “A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —<I>Science Fiction Chronicle</I></DIV>