Frequencies of Existence

Andrew Hook sees the world through a different lens. He takes often mundane things and coaxes the reader to find strangeness, beauty, and horror in their form; he colours the world in surreal shades and leads the reader down discomforting paths where nothing is quite as it should be.Frequencies of Existence features twenty-four of the author's finest stories, including four that are original to this collection.Andrew Hook is an undisputed superstar of strange fiction - Neil Williamson, author of The Moon KingA rich slab of Andrew Hook's trademark understated darkness: measured, careful, but ruthless in its own quiet way. - Chris Beckett, Arthur C. Clarke and Edge Hill Prize-winning author.His stories range from the darkly apocalyptic to the hopefully visionary, some brilliant and none less than satisfactory. - The HarrowRefreshingly original, uncompromisingly provocative, and daringly intelligent - The Future FireContents:Your Golden Hands The Universe At Gun Point Kodokushi A Knot of Toads The Abduction of Europe The Aniseed Gumball KidEskimo The Last Mohican BulletA Life In Plastic Burning DaylightMaking Friends With Fold-Out FlapsThe Frequency of ExistenceThe Stench of WinterA Pageant of CloudsAlways Forever TodayThe Caged SeaInterferenceSoftwoodMy Naked ManTokyo In RainThe Day My Heart Stood StillDrowning In AirWhite MatterAbout the Author