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The Language of Monsters

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By Michael Canfield
Published by Vauk House Press
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Published: Feb. 16, 2011
Words: 8,010 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458138798


Short description

Alien? Devil? Even the creature itself doesn't know its origin. But it knows what it wants. A place in the cosmos. If can learn the language — language in the deepest sense — of prisoners, of guards, of the guilty, of the innocent, but most importantly, of the man from the CIA — the one human who believes—then now, after millennia it might find a way to live, and a home. Short story.

Extended description

Angel? Alien? Devil? Even the creature itself does not know its origin. But it knows what it wants. A place in the cosmos. If can make the sacrifices needed to learn the language — language in the deepest sense — of prisoners, of guards, of the guilty, of the innocent, but most importantly, of the man from the CIA — the one human who believes — then now, after millennia it might find a way to live, and a home.

This short story, once read, will prove impossible to forget.

Michael Canfield writes about monsters, superheroes, couples, bank robbers, babies, astronauts, paranoids, background artists, hobbyists, and other people. He has published mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror and just-plain-odd stories in StrangeHorizons.com, futurismic.com, EscapePod.com, M-Brane SF, magazines including Black Gate, Talebones, Realms of Fantasy, Flytrap, and other places. His story "Super-Villains" was republished in the prestigious Fantasy: The Year's Best series, edited by Rich Hor.. (Read more)

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thriller, horror, terror, story, mystery suspense

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