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''The Tain'' is a
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
novella by
British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...
author
China Miéville China Tom Miéville ( ; born 6 September 1972) is a British speculative fiction writer and literary critic. He often describes his work as '' weird fiction'' and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called '' New Weird''. M ...
.


Publication history

It was first published by
PS Publishing PS Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Hornsea, UK. Background PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.M. John Harrison. It has since been featured in the 2004 anthology ''Cities'', edited by
Peter Crowther Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction shor ...
, as well as Miéville's 2005 short story collection ''
Looking for Jake ''Looking for Jake'' is a collection of science fiction, horror and fantasy stories by British author China Miéville. It was first published by Del Rey Books and Macmillan in 2005. Stories The book contains eleven short stories, a novella (" ...
''.


Plot synopsis

The story follows Sholl, a man living in London soon after a convulsive onslaught by unearthly beings. Through introspective monologue on both sides of the fight, the reader learns of the history of the attacking ''imagos'' and "vampires", and the reasons behind the invasion.


Reception

''
Infinity Plus ''Infinity Plus'' (sometimes stylized as ''infinity plus'' and ''infinityplus'') was a science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futu ...
'' describes it as "a story which uses the tropes of the fantastic to address the real world's injustices", and compares it to the work of
Lucius Shepard Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leaned into other genres, such as magical realism. Career Shepard was a native of Lynchburg, Virginia where ...
." Bookotron reviewed it: Aaron Hughes reviewed the book for ''Fantastic Reviews'':


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tain, The 2002 British novels British fantasy novels British novellas Novels by China Miéville Novels set in London PS Publishing books