Artificial Things

An extraordinary collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sarah Canary. Including 'Praxis', the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; 'The Poplar Street Study', Fowler's darkly comic account of an alien invasion; and 'The Gates of Ghosts', in which a child journeys to a strange and deadly world, this anthology of 13 tales also features a new foreword by the author.The lake was full of artificial things - The Poplar Street study - Face value - The dragon's head - The war of the roses - Contention - Recalling Cinderella - Other planes - The gate of ghosts - The bog people -Wild boys: variations on a theme - The view from Venus - Praxis