This Strange Way of Dying


This Strange Way of Dying is a collection of fantasy, science fiction and horror short stories by Mexican Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It was her first book and first collection. It was first published in trade paperback by Exile Editions in September 2013, with an ebook edition following from the same publisher in August 2018.

Summary

The book collects fifteen short works of fiction by the author. Its stories are "infused with Mexican folklore" and feature "creatures that shed their skin and roam the night, vampires in Mexico City that struggle with disenchantment, an apocalypse with giant penguins, legends of magic scorpions, and tales of a ceiba tree surrounded by human skulls."

Contents

  • "Scales as Pale as Moonlight"
  • "Maquech"
  • "Stories with Happy Endings"
  • "Bed of Scorpions"
  • "Jaguar Woman"
  • "Nahuales"
  • "The Doppelgangers"
  • "Driving with Aliens in Tijuana"
  • "Flash Frame"
  • "The Cemetery Man"
  • "The Death Collector"
  • "This Strange Way of Dying"
  • "Bloodlines"
  • "Shade of the Ceibra Tree"
  • "Snow"

Reception

The collection was reviewed by Leah Larson in Dark Discoveries #27, and Foz Meadows in Strange Horizons on 15 December 2014.

Awards

The book was nominated for the 2014 Sunburst Award, in the adult category.