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256 pages
illustrations.
Contents: Inertia -- The spinners -- Hearken -- Vim and vigor -- Armored ones -- The transformationist.
Summary: A collection of novella-length stories set in the future. No world is like the other. Each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, with new technologies and beings. And yet, for all the advances in these futuristic lands, the people still must confront deeply human problems. These six stories include tales of friendship and revenge, plus two new stories from the Carve the Mark universe. Each story begins with a hope for a better end, but always end with a better understanding of the beginning.