{"product_id":"chambers-of-the-heart-b-morris-allen-9781640765207","title":"Chambers of the Heart: speculative stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by Kirkus, BookLife, and others and labeled a 'must-read story collection', reviewers have called Allen's writing 'beautifully crafted', 'gorgeous', 'memorable', 'thoughtful' and 'haunting'.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as a successor to James Tiptree, B. Morris Allen selects his 16 most moving and heartfelt stories. Drawing on sources as distinct as poet Walt Whitman, the Soviet space program, and red-dirt musician Jimmy Le Fave, these lyrical, poignant stories take the reader on a tour of space, dragons, and deep emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith stories from \u003cem\u003eF\u0026amp;SF, Aurealis, Capricious, Cast of Wonders, \u003c\/em\u003e and other magazines, this provocative and subtle collection will challenge your view of humanity with intelligent dialogue, quirky settings, and difficult decisions. Some stories will warm your heart, some will break it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChambers of the Heart - when someone else's heart is your home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding on Sand - how to choose between children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlush - when everyone else wears a mask, what's it like to bare your face?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinstrel Boy Howling at the Moon - magic, music, and ... buffalo?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFetch - she may be a simulation, but out on the edge, she's one man's best friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Humblebract Expedition - an uplifting story of a play date for a dying child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Dooryards First in the Lilac Bloomed - a doorway to opportunity and change, if only they can understand it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Sun and Delilah - a sunny island, an abandoned temple, and thou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrying in the Salt House - the house is built from tears, or so they say\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull of Stars - jar half empty, jar half full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory and Faded Ink - the aliens are perfectly human ... and just as flawed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFountainhead - arranged pairings never work, especially with different species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdaptations to Coastal Erosion - what to do when your love literally falls away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutburst - Earth is dead, and the rest is up to a handful of teens in a broken orbital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Irrigation Ditch - they came to hide, but didn't realize it was from each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDragons I Have Slain - take hope where you find it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover art by Bonnie Leeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. Morris Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640765204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640765207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plant Based Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2022","brand":"B. Morris Allen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042653958399,"sku":"9781640765207","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dce242aa-25c2-4c5b-a8cb-46cd08b15638.jpg?v=1684962760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chambers-of-the-heart-b-morris-allen-9781640765207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}