Bird Deity
Stunning speculative fiction from the award-winning author of Firelight.
David is a scout. For ten years he has plundered the ruins of an alien civilisation about which he knows nothing. Now he's ready to go home, a wealthy man. Except that everything seems to be slipping out of his control. His mentor Tom has vanished. Eliza and her baby are alone.
As David begins to question the choices he has made, he is visited by a researcher, who wants him to guide her on one last expedition to the rainswept wasteland of the plateau...
And he may yet lose everything, as he is drawn inexorably towards an encounter with the terrifying soul of this world.
John Morrissey's Bird Deity is a novel like no other. At once disconcerting and eerily familiar, it's a cosmic horror story about power, theft, love, loss, and destiny.
PRAISE
'An incredible achievement- Morrissey has created a familiar yet alien world, densely storied and dripping in dark, delicious mystery. Beautiful, gripping and grotesque.' Mykaela Saunders
'Here is a sharp and compelling new voice in Australian fiction...I read Firelight breathlessly.' Jennifer Down on Firelight
'Firelight introduces us to a young writer with a dedication to the craft of short fiction. Each of John Morrissey's stories is a gem, while the collection as a whole is superb.' Tony Birch on Firelight
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