The Smell of Telescopes
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The Smell of Telescopes is the title of a collection of short fiction by Welsh
fantasy
writer
Rhys Hughes
, first published in 2000 by Tartarus Press
. The book features 26 interconnected short stories, subdivided into a number of story cycles that interact with each other and are resolved and justified by the final story.
A second edition of the book was published by Eibonvale Press in June 2008.
Michael Moorcock
has rated The Smell of Telescopes as one of the ten most overlooked speculative fiction classics.
The contents of the book are as follows:
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
Rhys Hughes
Rhys Hughes
Rhys Henry Hughes , is a Welsh writer and essayist.Born in Cardiff, Hughes is a prolific short story writer with an eclectic mix of influences, which include Italo Calvino, Milorad Pavić, Jorge Luis Borges, Stanisław Lem, Flann O'Brien, Felipe Alfau, Donald Barthelme and Jack Vance...
, first published in 2000 by Tartarus Press
Tartarus Press
Tartarus Press is a small, international award-winning, independent small press run by R.B. Russell and Rosalie Parker. It has two distinct specialities....
. The book features 26 interconnected short stories, subdivided into a number of story cycles that interact with each other and are resolved and justified by the final story.
A second edition of the book was published by Eibonvale Press in June 2008.
Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock
Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published a number of literary novels....
has rated The Smell of Telescopes as one of the ten most overlooked speculative fiction classics.
The contents of the book are as follows:
- The Banker Of Ingolstadt
- Ten Grim Bottles
- Spermaceti Whiskers
- The Blue Dwarf
- The Purloined Liver
- The Squonk Laughed
- Telegram Ma'am
- Depressurised Ghost Story
- Thanatology Spleen
- The Tell-Tale Nose
- A Girl Like A Doric Column
- The Orange Goat
- Nothing More Common
- Muscovado Lashes
- A Person Not In The Story
- Bridge Over Troubled Blood
- Burke And Rabbit
- The Yellow Imp
- Lanolin Brows
- The Haunted Womb
- Mister Humphrey's Clock's Inheritance
- There Was A Ghoul Dwelt By A Mosque
- The Purple Pastor
- The Hush Of Falling Houses
- The Sickness Of Satan
- Omophagia Ankles