Drive or Be Driven

Aliya Whiteley's fiction has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell, BFS, BSFA, Shirley Jackson, James Tiptree Jr and Saboteur awards.  



"When I read Whiteley's short stories I think of Japanese netsuke - magnificent miniatures, perfect in every detail. But netsuke don't keep me awake at night." - M. R. Carey



A new collection from one of the most exciting voices in genre fiction. Nineteen stories, eleven of them original to this collection, all themed on travel, be it a desperate need to be somewhere else or a burning desire to escape what's been left behind.



Contents:

Early Bird        

Drive or be Driven                

Luisa Opines                     

Cold Trade               

The Emblem of Daydreams               

Your Hero                       

Wrapped               

The Librarian             

A Possible Location For Eagles           

Fernie                          

Ongoing           

A Million Moving Parts                      

Streamers                   

Pack Your Coat             

Multiply                      

Rich Growth        

Beast                 

Something From the Garden           

At Night, The Road



"Rich Growth"... keeps the focus on transformation and the lines between people and the natural world. Here gardeners use their own blood and energy to grow vines up to precious gemflowers... and the story explores the grief and freedom that comes along with that." - Locus



'Luisa Opines' is a real oddity, part fairy tale, part satirical comment on social/marketing surveys that attempt to mould our preferences... The story is quirky and surreal, and concludes with a great line that signals Luisa's refusal to accept certainty." - IZ Digital