{"product_id":"selected-stories-paperback-6","title":"Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Valentine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nothing lasts! The faun sleeps, \/ Smiling, mute, remorseless.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Ludmila Jevsejeva, \u003cem\u003eAutuna Melodio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In St. Petersburg, amidst an uneasy truce with the revolution, there exists a secret trade in looted ikons. But who are the dark strangers seeking for the Gate of the Archangel? In the small town of Tzern, news arrives of the death of the Emperor; meanwhile a postmaster, a priest, a prophet and a war-wearied soldier watch the dawn for signs of the future. Constantinople: A quest for the lost faiths of the former Ottoman Empire leads a French scholar to believe that the strangest may also be the truest. On the edges of Europe, exiles and idealists meet in a café to talk of their hopes-while sinister forces begin to march. These stories, exquisitely told by Mark Valentine, are about individuals caught up in the endings of old empires-and of what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eContents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Certain Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Dawn at Tzern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Walled Garden on the Bosphoros\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Carden in Capaea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Bookshop in Novy Svet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Autumn Keeper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Amber Cigarette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Ka of Astarakahn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Original Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Unrest at Aachen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Mascarons of the Late Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Valentine's stories have been selected for \u003cem\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Nicholas Royle, \u003cem\u003eBest New Horror\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Stephen Jones, \u003cem\u003eThe Mammoth Books of Ghost Stories\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Richard Dalby, and the \u003cem\u003eGhosts \u0026amp; Scholars\u003c\/em\u003e books edited by Rosemary Pardoe, as well as for many other anthologies. Along with The Swan River Press, he also publishes with other independent imprints such as Tartarus Press (UK), Sarob Press (France) and Zagava (Germany). His twenty or so books include studies of Arthur Machen and the diplomat and fantasist Sarban, and essays on book-collecting and the esoteric. He also edits \u003cem\u003eWormwood\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal of the fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52545008927027,"sku":"9781783807420","price":34.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VU9HM0F1TW1xUWluQTR3dVhmREV0Zz09.webp?v=1760965074","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/selected-stories-paperback-6","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}