Such was not the way things were
Stories about worlds that could be ours and people that could be us.
Each book is made by hand, signed, numbered, and unique.
€20 per book or €45 for the full collection of three books. Prices exclude shipping. To order, send an email to sebastiaan@suchwasnot.com.
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A soldier seeks refuge in the aftermath of a nuclear war.
A psychotherapist uses a radical treatment to save a client.
The botanist and other stories
An old man waits while a baboon keeps him company.
A neurologist works on a mysterious case.
A beekeeper has a complex relationship with his swarm.
Two researchers with a shared past collaborate on an experiment with octopuses.
A priest battles with swarms of locusts.
A young boy slows down his thoughts to the speed of plants.
Such was not the way things were and other stories
A lizard tells stories to a shrike.
A woman studies asexual reproduction in octopuses, while her young boyfriend refuses to stay young forever.
A woman uses technology to defeat a fatal disease.
A life guard is on the night shift.
A doctor does everything to help his patient, and gradually descends into a dark fairy tale.