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Cover of Less Lonely Planet (Tales of Here, There & Happenstance)

Less Lonely Planet (Tales of Here, There & Happenstance)

Rhys Hughes

First published 2008
Publisher Humdrumming
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Lee Thompson
Pages ix+183
Price £12.99
ISBN 9781905532520

  • "This First Edition Hardcover published in 2008 by Humdrumming, Ltd." stated on the copyright page.
  • Month of publication from Amazon.co.uk.
  • Issued without dustjacket, with the cover art printed on paper adhered directly to the book's boards.
  • No printed price. Price from Amazon.co.uk.
  • "Cover design by Lee Thompson" (over) "Cover image © NASA" stated on the copyright page.
  • On pages 179-180, there is a "Chronology of Contents" showing the year of writing of each story.
  • On page 181, there is a map of The Less Lonely Planet "charted by Rommel Cobra on his day off (very inaccurate)".
  • On page 183, there is short "About the Author" and photograph of the author.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Thinner Air Rhys Hughes Short Story
4 Troubleroot Rhys Hughes Short Story
23 Goblin Sunrise Rhys Hughes Short Story
25 The Two Kingdoms Rhys Hughes Short Story
27 The Taming of the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shrew Rhys Hughes Short Fiction
40 Thief Among Thieves Rhys Hughes Short Story
50 Below the Carnival Rhys Hughes Short Story
53 The Muse Ouroboros Rhys Hughes Short Story
65 Accordion Beach Rhys Hughes Short Story
71 The Mice Will Play Rhys Hughes Short Story
78 The Desiccated Sage Rhys Hughes Short Story
87 Two Fat Men in a Very Thin Country Rhys Hughes Short Story
92 Niddala Rhys Hughes Short Story
94 Sending Freedom Far Away Rhys Hughes Short Story
99 The Impregnable Fortress Rhys Hughes Short Story
104 The Bathing Bells Rhys Hughes Short Story
108 Doom Laden Haven Rhys Hughes Short Story
110 The Six Sentinels Rhys Hughes Short Story
115 In Moonville Rhys Hughes Short Story
118 But It Pours Rhys Hughes Short Story
123 The City That Was Itself Rhys Hughes Short Story
125 The Man Who Gargled with Gargoyle Juice Rhys Hughes Short Story
127 The Tallest Midget in Christendom Rhys Hughes Short Story
130 The Kissable Climes Rhys Hughes Short Story
133 The Non-Existent Viscount in the Trees Rhys Hughes Short Story
136 When the Microscopic Giants Took Over Happenstance Rhys Hughes Short Story
141 Venus and Stupid Rhys Hughes Short Story
146 Von Ryan's Daughter's Express Rhys Hughes Short Story
152 In Sunsetville Rhys Hughes Short Story
155 Fable with Turkish Coffee Rhys Hughes Short Story
161 Sir Cheapskate Rhys Hughes Short Story
163 Playing Impossible Instruments Rhys Hughes Short Story
177 Afterword: Interview with the King of Shush (who knows everything) Rhys Hughes Essay
ix Foreword (Less Lonely Planet) Rhys Hughes Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Less Lonely Planet (Tales of Here, There & Happenstance) Cover 2015 Gloomy Seahorse Press eBook Collection