Slights

Slights Synopsis

Stephanie is a killer.

After an accident in which her mother dies, she has a near-death experience, and finds herself in a room full of people – everyone she’s ever pissed off. They clutch at her, scratch and tear at her. But she finds herself drawn back to this place, again and again, determined to unlock its secrets. Which means she has to die, again and again.

And she starts to wonder whether other people see the same room… when they die.

Slights is a deeply intense, disturbing read. Death is not the end, but this is not comforting, heartwarming or safe. The misery memoir craze of the last few years has overshadowed horror fiction’s impact with (allegedly) real-life experiences. Now it’s time for horror and fantasy fiction to fight back.

Slights Press Reviews

“I’ve never seen anyone capture sordid human nature so clearly. I was completely drawn in, totally immersed. I felt ill much of the time.” – Russell Kirkpatrick, on Slights

“Kaaron Warren is a fresh, amazingly talented voice out of Australia. You *must* read her work.” - Ellen Datlow

“Hugely and genuinely disturbing” - SciFi Now

“Simply gut-wrenching” - Jon Courtenay Grimwood, SFX

“Powerful stuff. So powerful, in fact, that my throat was hurting with my attempts to keep my emotions under control. I was completely drawn in, totally immersed. I felt ill much of the time.” - Russell Kirkpatrick, bestselling author of “Across the Face of the World”

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ISBN: 9780007322428
Publication date: 01/07/2009
Publisher: Angry Robot
Format: Paperback

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About Kaaron Warren

Kaaron Warren is an award-winning writer of short fiction, and her stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including the British Fantasy Award-winning The Alsiso Project. Other short fiction awards include the Ditmar Award (twice) and the Aurealis Award.