Firelight

An imprisoned man with strange visions writes letters to his sister.

A controversial business tycoon leaves his daughter a mysterious inheritance.

A child is haunted by a green man with a message about the origins of their planet.

In this striking collection of stories, the award-winning John Morrissey investigates colonialism and identity without ever losing sight of his characters’ humanity. Brilliantly imagined and masterfully observed, Firelight marks the debut of a writer we will be reading for decades to come.

‘Exhilarating…Blends and bends genres.’ Jennifer Down

‘A beguiling, evocative delight…I would be happy to recommend this collection to any curious reader—regardless of their usual position as a speculative fiction lover or hater. There’s something about his confident, conversational writing style that allows Morrissey to encase very abnormal events in everyday settings in a way that feels completely believable.’ Readings

‘One of my favourite reads this year—eerie and unsettling, with a slightly satirical bent…Tackles heavy topics such as resources mining, Indigenous dispossession and environmental ethics in surreal and unexpected ways.’ Maxine Beneba Clarke, Spectrum

‘Firelight is even better and weirder than I could have imagined…The writing is elegant, the humour dry and subtle, the ideas fresh and absurd—this all makes for an exciting book.’ Sydney Review of Books