On the Banks of the River of Heaven
2010
First Published
4.28
Average Rating
256
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On the Banks of the River of Heaven presents fourteen stories by Richard Parks, an -unrepentant storyteller, - according to Locus Magazine. In his third collection, you'll find stories about a ghoul with an identity crisis; a girl who can be anyone she wants except herself; a woman from heaven and a man very much from earth; gardening tips from hell; ten aspects of a goddess all searching for one wayward husband, and many other thrilling wonders. With his light touch and imaginative storytelling, Parks takes readers into the past as well as the future, to lands foreign as well as nearby, and from matters sublime to ones familiar (but never trivial or predictable). One of the most versatile fantasists of his generation, for Parks it is never style over the substance (or the other way around) — it is always a seamless melding of both.
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4.28
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Author
Richard Parks
Author · 15 books
I write mostly fantasy, both short stories and novels. My third short story collection, On the Banks of the River of Heaven was published in November, 2010. My second novella with PS Publishing, The Heavenly Fox, was released in early 2011. I've been a finalist for both the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
