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Summary of "Hunt and gather" from back cover:
The year 2999 AD
The Strathmore Valley is the last remaining stronghold of nature and humanity in Scotland, and likely the rest of the world. The remaining landmasses lie smothered in a thick microbial mat that evolved opportunistically due to human-induced environmental degradation. When tragedy befalls a hunter-gatherer of the Strathmore Valley called ji sha, he and his farmer neighbour venture into the microbial wasteland seeking revenge. It is a journey of violence, brutality, and pain; of friendship and love and loss. A journey where the men discover what they can become, and what they must always be.
About the author: Colin Tosh grew up in the Strathmore Valley in Scotland and now lives in North East England. He is a renowned ecologist and evolutionary biologist as well as a writer of stories (bit.ly/2REGZ81).
Summary of "Pool Party" from back cover:
Circa 2100 AD
Here! What’s this? I thoucht you lads wirnae supposed tae be in here. Git that thing oot o my face. What are yi askin? What do I think o Davie Roach? Weel, I kin tell fae the look o yi what yi want me tae say. Yi want me tae say ees an evil bastard like abuddy else is saying. But that’s no the Davie Roach I mind o a they years ago. Davie wis a fine lad back then. It wis him thit started this braw wee community here in Fintry. Ee wis generous tae abuddy and guid tae ees bairn and wife. Fur muny years thir’s been rumours aboot something thit happened tae Davie it a pool perty thit wis held doon in the great gless toor owned bi Gooble in the city centre. It wis efter that this athin cheenged; thit Davie moved awa fae Dundee. And… weel, wi aw ken what happened efter that. Bit these are jist rumours. The boy three doors doon claims tae be writin a book aboot the hale thing. Awa and speak tae him. He’ll be able tae tell yi what yi want tae ken.
About the author: Colin Tosh grew up in the Strathmore Valley in Scotland. He now lives in the North East of England and works as a Lecturer at Newcastle University.
Summary of "Bothy" from back cover:
Circa 2500 AD
Laddie is daein aricht, runnin a oor the Strathmore Valley, mindin ees fields, scrappin. Bit thir is ees fucked heid an ees pair deid fether thit ee cannae stop thinkin aboot. And Eberdeen wi thir aggressive land acquisitions an great ugly fields o gren. So Laddie is awa up tae Eberdeen tae sort it oot, an ee disnae mean tae start a war but it’s a war ee gits. And afore lang it’s three wumin fae the Strathmore Valley thit ir sooked intae the hale mess; charged wi pittin a bullet atween the ene o the heid lad o Aberdeen. Noo, ene o these wumin is aricht: a richt warrior. Bit the ithir twa? Weel… Am sair hopin the day aricht cus if the dinnae it’ll be richt back tae square one. Athin thit his been built up in the Strathmore Valley’ll be for nothing. W’ll be richt back tae the wuy it wis afore the world went tae pot; afore The Destruction.
About the Author: Colin Tosh grew up in the Strathmore Valley in Scotland. He now lives in the North East of England and works as a Lecturer at Newcastle University.
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