The Duel is a short story from the collection Tides from the New
Worlds.
Caribbean-born novelist Tobias Buckell established himself as a gifted
new voice in science fiction with his stunning first novel, Crystal
Rain. Now, in his first collection, Buckell demonstrates his strengths
in the short form, offering listeners a collection of stories that are
compelling, smart, wonderfully imagined, and entertaining. Tides from
the New Worlds contains 19 stories that range from multicultural
science fiction to magical realism, some in print for the first time.
"Buckell's stories, culturally informed and layered, are driven by plot,
rather than character or concept; story tends to be centerpiece. He is
in this sense a little like a mellowed, more pragmatic, hipper version
of Octavia Butler." (Strange Horizons)
"In Tides from the New Worlds, Tobias Buckell does what the best SF/F
writers do: tells stories that touch our minds with wonder and endow our
hearts with perception. Reading this collection, for those of us
culture-bound West or East, brings science fiction and fantasy to a
fresh awakening. And for those of us who miss seeing ourselves in the
fiction we so often read, it's quite moving." (Tor Books)
