
2016
First Published
4.18
Average Rating
64
Number of Pages
In these four stories, people experience the power of radical change—in their physical bodies, their relationships, their power dynamics, and/or their ideas about who they are. In "Unleashed," two were-creatures in the same apartment building meet. In "Knotwork," Nuala comes from a different dimension and has settled into a married relationship as best she can, but the knots she ties mean something different to her than to her husband. In "Dumpsture Diving," Claire finds a puppy in a dumpster. But Rubio is not a normal puppy. In "inner Child," there's something weird about Caleb, a neighbor kid. Abby figures it out on a summer night when everything changes.
Avg Rating
4.18
Number of Ratings
39
5 STARS
46%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
13%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Author · 49 books
Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s first solo novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993), won the Bram Stoker Award for first novel; her second novel, The Silent Strength of Stones (1995) was a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. A Red Heart of Memories (1999, part of her “Matt Black” series), nominated for a World Fantasy Award, was followed by sequel Past the Size of Dreaming in 2001. Much of her work to date is short fiction, including “Matt Black” novella “Unmasking” (1992), nominated for a World Fantasy Award; and “Matt Black” novelette “Home for Christmas” (1995), nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon awards. In addition to writing, Hoffman has taught, worked part-time at a B. Dalton bookstore, and done production work on The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. An accomplished fiddle player, she has played regularly at various granges near her home in Eugene, Oregon.