A Is for Alien is Caitlín R. Kiernan's fifth short story collection, her first devoted entirely to her science fiction work. It was published by Subterranean Press in 2009.[1][2] Cover art was provided by Jacek Yerka, and interior illustrations by Vince Locke. The book closes with an afterword by Elizabeth Bear. "'Ode' to Katan Amano" originally appeared in Kiernan's 2005 collection of "weird erotica", Frog Toes and Tentacles. "A Season of Broken Dolls" and "In View of Nothing" originally appeared in Kiernan's Sirenia Digest, issues 15 and 16 respectively.

A Is for Alien
AuthorCaitlín R. Kiernan
IllustratorVince Locke
Cover artistJacek Yerka
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction short story collection
PublisherSubterranean Press
Publication date
2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages213 pp
ISBN9781596062092
OCLC228364380

Contents

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  • "Riding the White Bull"
  • "Faces in Revolving Souls"
  • "Zero Summer"
  • "The Pearl Diver"
  • "In View of Nothing"
  • "Ode to Katan Amano"
  • "A Season of Broken Dolls"
  • "Bradbury Weather"
  • Afterword by Elizabeth Bear

References

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  1. ^ "A Is for Alien by Caitlin R. Kiernan". Publishers Weekly. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "A is for Alien". Booklist. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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