The Hot Chick Other Weird Tales Christian Charles by Christian, Charles 9781907043086, 190704308X, B00PCWBI0C instant download after payment.

This collection of 13 science fiction, urban fantasy and dark fantasy stories are set primarily in the present day, or very near future, and give everyday existence a gentle nudge into the realms of the fantastic, the weird, the erotic, the supernatural, the horrific, the arcane and the surreal.
These are stories where a casual sexual encounter can embroil a person in dangerous liaisons with ghosts, aliens or even vengeful gods. Yet also where the bizarre or weird can be found lurking just around the corner, across a cup of cooling mocha in a suburban coffee shop, over a glass of chilled rose wine in a beach side cafe on the Cote d'Azur or in the next message to arrive on your mobile phone.
These stories tread the fine line between the normal and the fantastic, where the unknown lies behind every unopened door and every unread email.
KASTELLORIZON
THE END OF FLIGHT 505
ALREADY GONE
THIS IS THE QUICKEST WAY DOWN
MORE IMPORTANT THAN BABY STENICK
LAST TRAIN HOME
WAITING FOR MY MOCHA TO COOL
CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE GHOST-HUNTER
THE HOT CHICK
A BERETTA FOR AZRAELLA
TAKING TEA WITH THE GENERAL
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
BY THE STEPS OF VILLEFRANCHE STATION
Eleven of the stories were previously published (print only) by Salt in the collection entitled 'This is the Quickest Way Down'. The Hot Chick has been revised and re-edited with two new stories added.
On Christian's writing....
Christian's strength is the abandon with which he brings together the fantastic and the mundane.
Vector
Christian delivers the goods economically, effectively and with immense dignity and compassion. In a nutshell; the man can write!”
Dave Kelso-Mitchell, Paraphilia Magazine
Christian's style is sparse and urgent and makes me, for one, wish he would now tackle a crime novel. Norfolk noir anyone?”
Trevor Heaton, EDP Weekend supplement
Christian’s style is far from hard, drawing the reader in with an easygoing narrative, plenty of dialogue and buckets of wry humour. But what I found most was heart. 
Wayne Simmons
What I will say is I love the way Christian writes. It is smooth and elegant without being overly literary. Sometimes it feels as though literary authors can be shoving how clever they are down your throat, but Christian eases you along and makes it very difficult to put the book down.
R B Harkess, author
About the Author
Charles Christian is a former barrister and Reuters correspondent turned award-winning technology journalist, newsletter publisher, blogger, science fiction author, storyteller and keynote speaker.
His dystopian sci fi and urban fantasy stories are Gothic tales for the 21st century - with a sense of humour and a topical twist.
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