Description:
In this elegant volume, award-winning author Sarah Totton takes her readers on speculative journeys of the heart and mind that will both challenge and engage you. Within these tales, readers will learn the meaning of darkness and pain and fear. Yet they will also learn about love and happiness and laughter. Sarah Totton explores the full kaleidoscope of the human heart and peels it back, one layer at a time. She offers her readers a full palette of emotions and stories to sift through, never settling, never holding back, and never flinching. Whether she is writing about the loss of innocence through dark revelations, the point to which a human mind can be stretched before succumbing to the magic of faerie, or something as preposterous as cloud-fishing in a world with pink yaks, the stories in Animythical Tales are always told with an eye toward revealing something important about the human condition. If you have ever yearned to fall into fabulous adventures in unforgettable worlds, Animythical Tales is the collection for you.
"A pleasantly absurd comedy of manners with an ending highly satisfactory to most of the parties concerned. Recommended." -Internet Review of Science Fiction
"Wildly inventive." -Fantasy: The Best of the Year 2007
"... speaks to one on an emotional level... Totton's writing has depth and is multilayered, inviting the reader to explore the deeper meaning of the issues that she covers." -BookPleasures.com
"Deftly written." -Waterloo Region Record
Brief description: Sarah Totton is an award-winning Canadian science fiction and fantasy author known for her imaginative speculative fiction, character-driven storytelling, and exploration of human relationships in extraordinary settings. Her work blends elements of science fiction, fantasy, adventure, and social commentary, creating engaging narratives that examine identity, change, resilience, and the impact of new ideas on individuals and societies. Through her short stories and contributions to genre publications and anthologies, Totton has earned recognition for thoughtful worldbuilding, memorable characters, and inventive concepts. Sarah Totton remains respected for her contributions to speculative fiction, fantasy literature, science fiction storytelling, short fiction, and contemporary genre writing.