- American Short stories, Fiction, Science Fiction, English Short stories
Science fiction guru Charles Stross “sizzles with ideas” (Denver Post) in his first major short story collection.The Hugo Award-winning author of such groundbreaking and innovative novels as Accelerando, Halting State, and Saturn’s Children delivers a rich selection of speculative fiction— including a novella original to this volume— brought together for the first time in one collection, showcasing the limitless…
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- Author
- Charles Stross
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 360
- Publisher
- Ace Books, Ace, Penguin Publishing Group
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781101081143
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