Diana Comet and other improbable stories / Sandra McDonald.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Maple Shade, NJ : Lethe Press, c2010.Description: 283 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781590210949
  • 1590210948
Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 22
LOC classification:
  • PS3613.C3874 D53 2010
Contents:
Prologue -- Graybeard and the sea -- Diana Comet and the disappearing lover -- Pieter and the sea witch -- In the land of Massasoit -- Fay and the goddesses -- Diana Comet and the lovesick cowboy -- What you wish for -- The goddess and Lieutenant Teague -- The fireman's fairy -- Nets of silver and gold -- The instrument -- Kingdom coming -- Diana Comet & the collapsible orchestra -- Women of the lace.
Awards:
  • Lambda Literary Award, 2010: LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror.
  • Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults.
Summary: "A beautiful adventuress from the ancient city of New Dalli sets off to reclaim her missing lover. What secrets does she hide beneath her silk skirts? A gay cowboy flees the Great War in search of true love and the elusive undead poet Whit Waltman, but at what cost? A talking statue sends an abused boy spinning through a great metropolis, dodging pirates and search for a home. On these quests, you will meet macho firefighters, tiny fairies, collapsible musicians, lady devils and vengeful sea witches.""--P. [4] of cover.
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Lambda Literary Award, 2010: LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror.

Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults.

Prologue -- Graybeard and the sea -- Diana Comet and the disappearing lover -- Pieter and the sea witch -- In the land of Massasoit -- Fay and the goddesses -- Diana Comet and the lovesick cowboy -- What you wish for -- The goddess and Lieutenant Teague -- The fireman's fairy -- Nets of silver and gold -- The instrument -- Kingdom coming -- Diana Comet & the collapsible orchestra -- Women of the lace.

"A beautiful adventuress from the ancient city of New Dalli sets off to reclaim her missing lover. What secrets does she hide beneath her silk skirts? A gay cowboy flees the Great War in search of true love and the elusive undead poet Whit Waltman, but at what cost? A talking statue sends an abused boy spinning through a great metropolis, dodging pirates and search for a home. On these quests, you will meet macho firefighters, tiny fairies, collapsible musicians, lady devils and vengeful sea witches.""--P. [4] of cover.

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