What happens when the armies of Elfland lay down their swords and get jobs at the mill? "Daddy's Caliban" is a post-industrial fantasy about the price of peace, coming of age, and what it truly means to live among the promises of your history.
Mrs. Caliban
✍ Scribed by Rachel Ingalls
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
This masterful, "totally unforgettable" novel brilliantly blends fantasy, social satire, and feminist politics (The New York Times).
It all starts with the radio. Dorothy's husband, Fred, has left for work, and she is at the kitchen sink washing the dishes, listening to classical music. Suddenly, the music fades out and a soft, close, dreamy voice says, "Don't worry, Dorothy."
A couple weeks later, there is a special interruption in regular programming. The announcer warns all listeners of an escaped sea monster. Giant, spotted, and froglike, the beast—who was captured six months earlier by a team of scientists—is said to possess incredible strength and to be considered extremely dangerous.
That afternoon, the seven-foot-tall lizard man walks through Dorothy's kitchen door. She is frightened at first, but there is something attractive about the monster. The two begin a tender, clandestine affair, and no one, not even...
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