The Eleventh Commandment

<p>Rhys Hughes' unique observational aphoristic humour abounds in this collection of artfully crafted extremely short stories. A perennial master of invention Hughes explores our perceptions of humanity mining truths beneath the clutter of culture with incisive wordplay and trademark wit.</p><p></p><p>Hughes has arrayed eighty-eight narrative gems into three groups The Zodiacal Light Beyond Necessity and The Ostraca of Inclusion-clever new takes on mythology history and science. A thirteenth star sign minotaurs and gorgons a dog ventriloquist gears and cogs a clock-wrestling octopus -- all are semantic Möbius strips where fantasy and philosophy are seamlessly melded as only Hughes can do; both thought provoking and entertaining.</p>