An astronomer challenges an emperor. A hunter pursues the last dinosaur through a remote rainforest. A young Kerryman emigrates to the Moon to seek his fortune. The fifteen darkly funny stories in this book illuminate a side of Irish literary history that is often overlooked. In the 19th and 20th centuries,the winds of change came rushing in Ireland's direction. Science and technology would transform everything: life,love,death,crime,war,and even history itself. Edited and introduced by Jack Fennell,this collection of lesser-known works of classic Irish science fiction includes stories by Frances Power Cobbe,Fitz-James O'Brien,Charlotte McManus and Cathal O Sandair.
Publisher: Tramp PressISBN: 9781999700850Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
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