''The Songbirds of Pain'' is a story collection by

Garry Kilworth Garry Douglas Kilworth (born 5 July 1941 in York) is a British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, and a former Royal Air Force cryptographer. Early life Kilworth was raised partly in Aden, South Arabia, the son of an airman. Havin ...

published in 1984.

Plot summary

''The Songbirds of Pain'' is a collection of 13 science fiction short stories.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''The Songbirds of Pain'' for ''

White Dwarf A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...

'' #60, and stated that "Amid Kilworth's exotic settings, 'ordinary' and 'fantastic' aspects fuse in a blaze of style. Try it."

Reviews

*Review by Chris Morgan (1985) in Fantasy Review, January 1985 *Review by Nigel Richardson (1985) in Vector 124/125

References

1984 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Victor Gollancz Ltd books {{1980s-sf-story-collection-stub