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| | |range = The City of the Saved (series) | ||
|main character | |number in range = 1.6 | ||
|enemy | |main character = [[Jane Dick]] | ||
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|anthology | |setting = [[City of the Saved]], [[AF 250]] | ||
|release date | |publisher = Obverse Books | ||
|prev | |editor = [[Philip Purser-Hallard]] | ||
|next | |writer = Paul Dale Smith | ||
|anthology = Tales of the City (anthology){{!}}Tales of the City | |||
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|format = Short story | |||
|release date = 1 June 2012 | |||
|series = ''[[The City of the Saved (series)|The City of the Saved]]'' | |||
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|next = Bruises (short story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a [[2012 (releases)|2012]] ''[[The City of the Saved (series)|The City of the Saved]]'' short story written by [[Paul Dale Smith]] and released in the anthology ''[[Tales of the City (anthology)|Tales of the City]]''. | ||
This story would focus on the character of [[Jane Dick]] who was first mentioned in the story ''[[Akroates (short story)|Akroates]]''. The story also continued a trend of featuring [[Philip K. Dick]] in ''The City of the Saved'' stories with him previously appearing in ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'' and ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Jane Dick]] | * [[Jane Dick]] | ||
* [[Kurt Cobain]] | |||
* [[Kristen Pfaff]] | |||
* [[Amy Winehouse]] | |||
* [[Philip K. Dick]] | * [[Philip K. Dick]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Albert Einstein]] | ||
* [[Edmund Ruffin]] | |||
* [[Courtney Love]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* A major inspiration for this story was the idea of bringing together ideas from three of [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s previous works: the [[City of the Saved]] from | * A major inspiration for this story was the idea of bringing together ideas from three of [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s previous works: the [[City of the Saved]] from ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'' and the versions of [[posthuman]]ity seen in ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'' and ''[[Collected Works (anthology)|Collected Works]]''. [http://www.dalesmithonline.com/get-asked/tales-city] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 4 February 2024
About a Girl was a 2012 The City of the Saved short story written by Paul Dale Smith and released in the anthology Tales of the City.
This story would focus on the character of Jane Dick who was first mentioned in the story Akroates. The story also continued a trend of featuring Philip K. Dick in The City of the Saved stories with him previously appearing in Of the City of the Saved... and A Hundred Words from a Civil War.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jane Dick
- Kurt Cobain
- Kristen Pfaff
- Amy Winehouse
- Philip K. Dick
- Albert Einstein
- Edmund Ruffin
- Courtney Love
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A major inspiration for this story was the idea of bringing together ideas from three of Philip Purser-Hallard's previous works: the City of the Saved from Of the City of the Saved... and the versions of posthumanity seen in Peculiar Lives and Collected Works. [1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
