Cloud Farming in Wales

Rhys Hughes

“On the slope of the hills stands a curious figure. It is a man in a smock and floppy hat. His beard is very long and he holds a crook. The crook makes no effort to escape because it’s not an apprehended criminal but a twisted staff. The staff makes no attempt to go on strike because it is not the staff of an exploitative firm but a length of wood. The man gazes directly out of the page and begins to speak as follows: “Cloud Farming is the life for me, and since I started cloud farming I have never looked back, my neck is too stiff. I get up early and go late to bed because clouds require little sleep.”

Crammed with mythical beings and happenings, Cloud Farming in Wales palpitates, germinates and extrapolates, but never evaporates, and the sodden heroes that wade and slosh through the mighty puddles of its pages are generally in search of a canoe.

About the Author
Rhys Hughes was born in Wales but has lived in many different countries. He graduated as an engineer and currently works as a tutor of mathematics. He began writing fiction at an early age and his first book, Worming the Harpy, was published in 1995. Since that time he has published more than thirty other books. His short stories have been translated into ten languages. He is nearing the end of an ambitious project to complete a cycle of exactly 1000 linked tales. His most recent book is the collection The Seashell Contract and he is hard at work on an experimental novel called Comfy Rascals. Fantasy, humour, satire, science fiction, adventure, irony, paradoxes and philosophy are combined in his work to create a distinctive style.

Paperback, 164 pages. Release date: July 10, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-943813-36-0
Price: US$15.00

Hardcover, 166 pages. Limited edition of 60 copies.
Release date: July 10th, 2017
Price: US$29.00