A fascinating short story collection, this reprint includes two additional stories: “The Scream” and “Dusty Bluebells”, which redefine the collection as a chronicle of “dragonridden” days from the Age of the Saints to the turn of the 21st century.

Seán Virgo was born in Malta, and grew up in South Africa, Malaya, Ireland and the U.K. He immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a citizen in 1972. He has published a number of works of both poetry and fiction including: Pieces for the Old Earth Man(1974); Island (1975); Selected Poems (1990); White Lies & Other Fictions (1981); Through the Eyes of a Cat (1983); Selakhi (1987); Wormwood (1989); and Waking in Eden (1991). His work has won various awards, including the CBC Competition (first prize for fiction, 1979); The BBC 3 Short Story Competition (first prize, 1980); and National Magazine Awards (first prize for both Poetry [1979] and Fiction [1990 ]).

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“It is sacred and obscene, enormous and infinitesimal—it is Language and imagination transfigured in a marriage of heaven and hell; one of the most demanding, difficult, compelling works of fiction it will be a reader’s privilege to encounter.” —Janice Kulyk-Keefer, Books in Canada