Deviations: Appetite

Deviations #2

by Elissa Malcohn

Vol. 2: Crossroads and Basc face starvation after the Covenant's destruction; their independence depends on an uneasy alliance. TripStone's plot to destroy Destiny Farm could place her entire valley at risk. Unaware of Crossroads' fate, her comrade Ghost and his pregnant wife Piri search for a home, but no place is safe. Piri risks giving birth to their hybrid child in the deepest heart of danger.

Genres: Fantasy

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First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Elissa Malcohn was a 1985 John W. Campbell Award finalist for best new science fiction writer of the year, and made preliminary ballot for a 1989 Nebula Award. Her stories have appeared in Hugo Award winners Asimov's and Electric Velocipede , Bram Stoker Award winner Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (Dark Scribe Press), IPPY Silver Medalist Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (Scriblerus Press), and elsewhere. Her story "Hermit Crabs" (EV #14) is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Collection. Her novelette "Flotsam" (Asimov's, Oct./Nov. 2009) is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 27th Annual Collection.

You can find her Deviations series as free e-book downloads on her website and in multiple formats on Manybooks and Smashwords. The complete series is now available for download here on Goodreads! Watch for forthcoming short fiction in the Raven Electrick Ink anthology Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy ; and for poetry in Mythic Delirium , Dreams and Nightmares , and the Dark Scribe Press anthology A Sea of Alone: Poems For Alfred Hitchcock. Her website contains more info, including blogs and social networking links.

When not writing, Elissa can sometimes be found crouched in compromising positions to photograph insects or standing up at open mics, where she sings extemporaneously and gives spoken word performances. She is honored and humbled to be a participating author in Operation E-Book Drop, delivering free e-books to service members in the coalition Armed Forces; Books For Soldiers (ships books and more to deployed military members of the U.S. armed forces); and Shadow Forest Authors (a fellowship of authors and supporters for charity, with a focus on literacy).

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a deep book. The characters and plots were great.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I couldn't stop myself from reading, even sneaking a few pages in during work! Every time I had to stop, I found myself wondering what was happening to the characters in my absence.