The Parts We Play [Signed Slipcase]

SYNOPSIS An illusionist preparing his latest, most audacious trick . . . A movie fan hiding from a totalitarian regime . . . A pop singer created with the perfect ingredients for stardom . . . A folklorist determined to catch a supernatural entity on tape . . . A dead child appearing to her mother in the middle of a supermarket aisle . . . A man who breaks the ultimate taboo but does that make him a monster? . . . In this rich and varied collection of Stephen Volk's best fiction to date, characters seek to be the people they need to be, jostled by hope, fears, responsibility, fate, and their own inner demons and desires. These tales of the lies and lives we live and the pasts we can't forget include the British Fantasy Award-winning novella, Newspaper Heart.CONTENTS Horror and Heartbreak by Nathan Ballingrud Celebrity Frankenstein Bless A Whisper to a Grey The Arse-licker The Peter Lorre Fan Club Certain Faces With All My Love Always Always Forever xxx Matilda of the Night The Shug Monkey Wrong The Magician Kelso Dennett Newspaper Heart Story NotesEDITION 200 Jacketed Hardcover Signed by Stephen Volk in an Illustrated Slipcase. Includes the chapbook Supporting Roles featuring two additional stories

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