Dark Moons on Chimera: Birthright under a Sign

by Tim Conley

Triplets were born to King Wagmar and his Queen under the auspices of aligned planets. Her life and theirs were to be sacrificed, by order of the King, but the Queen's handmaiden secreted two of them out of the castle where they were to grow up not knowing they had a sister name Kn'dra - who would try to assume the Triple Thrones of Thueniss without them.

Genres: Short Stories

158 pages, Paperback

First published April 6, 2010

About the author

Tim Conley is a fiction writer, poet and Joyce scholar living in St. Catherines, Ontario.

Reviews

[Michael Bryson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The back cover quotes Douglas Glover saying Tim Conley could spin stories ceaselessly. Reading DANCE MOVES OF THE NEAR FUTURE, one easily gets that sense. The storytelling flows effortlessly across terrain as wide, mysterious, and unexpected as the entire range of the known and unknown universe. The stories encourage a lightness of mind and a jolly disposition. One cannot be distracted too much by "sense", yet everywhere there is "meaning." Conley writes in the tradition of the fabulists and the absurdists. On the back cover, Emily Schultz compares him to Barthelme. Sure, the comparison is apt, but Conley is his own weirdo. In the best possible way.

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must preface this review with: I was a student of Dr Conley. He emits a love for literature that I solemnly saw in people, thus igniting the love of short stories inside myself.
Finishing "Dance Moves of the Future" was tough. Every single story left me with questions of what happens next. His voice comes through certain stories and others have transformed into believable characters. Amazing read, I wish I had more.

[Andrew Sare · Rating 3 out of 5]

My pick of the lot "The Dial of Ahaz" is a newly invented biblical verse. Barely a page long, it's a great invention in a collection with lots of creativity - but this one stood out as truly masterful.

[Meg]

Short stories of the mundane and weird. Canadian