New Releases by Michael Swanwick

Discover the vast worlds and pocket universes of Michael Swanwick (Stations of the Tide), the only author to win science fiction''s most prestigious award five times in six years. In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with tales in which magic and science improbably coexist with myth and legend. With two stories original to this collection, Swanwick aptly demonstrates with poignant humor why he is widely respected as a master of imaginative storytelling. In engaging stories, Mischling the thief races through time to defeat three trolls before the sun rises for the first time and turns the inhabitants of her city into stone. A scientist is on the run from assassins, because her research in merging human intelligence with sentient AI is too dangerous. An aging veteran obtains a military weapon from his past: a VR robotic leopard in which he rediscovers the consequences of the hunt. In the biggest heist in the history of the universe, a loser Trickster (and the girlfriend who is better than he deserves), sets out to violate every trope and expectation of fiction possible.

This book is a collection of three classic hard science fiction novellas set on the moon. "Griffin''s Egg" by five-time Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick, is the tale of a lunar settlement''s struggle to survive as a thermonuclear war ravages Earth. "Stories for Men" by two-time winner of the Nebula Award, John Kessel, was a recipient of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. It''s the story of a man who struggles with his place in a matriarchal society that dominates the lunar colony where he lives. "The Menace from Farside" by Hugo Award winner Ian McDonald, pays homage to the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. It''s part of the author''s popular Luna series. In this novella, a teenager justifies to a psychological-counsellor AI, her excursion to the site of the first Moon landing at the Sea of Tranquility.

A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy ISSUE 61, March 2023 Lezli Robyn, Editor Lauren Rudin, Assistant Editor Z.T. Bright, Slush Reader Alicia Cay, Copyeditor Shahid Mahmud, Publisher Thomas K. Carpenter, Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, Michael Swanwick, Daniel J. Davis, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Laurence Raphael Brothers, Mike Resnick, Alan Smale, Krystal Claxton, Howard Waldrop, David Gerrold Jean Marie Ward Interviews Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) Columns by: L. Penelope, Alan Smale Recommended Books: Richard Chwedyk Galaxy''s Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by L. Penelope, Alan Smale and Gregory Benford, and book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk.

Michael Swanwick''s "Annie Without Crow" is a historial fantasy short story--a Tor.com Original An act of indiscretion from her immortal trickster companion sends Annie and her league of ladies-in-waiting on a time-defying adventure that becomes the inspiration for William Shakespeare. An act of indiscretion from her immortal trickster companion sends Annie and her league of ladies-in-waiting on a time-defying adventure that becomes the inspiration for William Shakespeare. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A tale of hope in the midst of dystopia by the Nebula Award–winning authors—an expansion of their novella The City of God. God was in his Heaven—which was fifteen miles away, due east. Far in Earth''s future, in a post-utopian hellhole, Hanson works ten solid back-breaking hours a day, shoveling endless mountains of coal, within sight of the iridescent wall that separates what''s left of humanity from their gods. One day, after a tragedy of his own making, Hanson leaves the city, not knowing what he will do or how he will survive in the wilderness without work. He finds himself drawn to the wall, to the elusive promise of God. And when the impossible happens, he steps through, into the city beyond. The impossible was only the beginning. City Under the Stars completes a journey undertaken by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick when they published the novella The City of God. Over two decades later, the two realized there was more to the story, and began the work of expanding it. Now, after Gardner Dozois'' tragic passing in 2018, the story can be told in full.

The award-winning author returns to the gritty, post-industrial faerie world of his New York Times Notable Book The Iron Dragon''s Daughter . A Kirkus Reviews Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Year A Locus Award Finalist Caitlin of House Sans Merci is the young half-human pilot of a sentient mechanical dragon. Returning from her first soul-stealing raid, she discovers an unwanted hitchhiker. When Caitlin is framed for the murder of her brother, to save herself she must disappear into Industrialized Faerie, looking for the one person who can clear her. Unfortunately, the stakes are higher than she knows. Her deeds will change her world forever. "Michael Swanwick''s twisty tale of a half-human changeling warrior is the third work to be set in his ''Industrialized Faërie'' world, the most thoroughly imagined fictional realm since that of J.R.R. Tolkien." ― The Wall Street Journal "Swanwick''s final Faerie novel [is] a thoroughly fascinating meditation on the Nietzschean adventures of his earlier novels." ― Los Angeles Review of Books "Twisted in the right way, with tart and tricksy language you can swirl around in your mouth like good wine, it is a perfect, perfect book." ―Jane Yolen, World Fantasy Award–winning author "Discworld meets Faust. They do not like each other. Philip Pullman picks up the pieces." ― Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The New Prometheus is the ninth story in the Mongolian Wizard universe. Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Michael Swanwick has been building the world of the Mongolian Wizard on Tor.com since its first installment in 2012. The series depicts an alternate fin de siècle Europe shot through with magic, mystery, and intrigue, unveiled piece by piece in a series of stand-alone stories, and visualized with art by Greg Manchess. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Caccia alla fenice "Surplus arrivò dal nord abbigliato come uno sciamano, ricoperto di nastri multicolori e dischi di rame battuto. Conduceva uno yak adorno di nappe rosse e campanelli d''argento. La bestia trasportava un grosso involto di tela, legato accuratamente con delle corde. Dentro c''era il cadavere del suo amico Aubrey Darger." In un lontano futuro, un cane umano geneticamente modificato che cammina in posizione eretta, arriva in Cina per riportare in vita il suo compagno truffatore. Il vecchio mondo tecnologico è solo un ricordo e le intelligenze artificiali che l''avevano gestito sono state bandite e distrutte. O così sembra Un capolavoro della fantascienza dal vincitore di cinque premi Hugo.

Fantascienza - racconto (16 pagine) - Non c’è vacanza come fare un giro giù nel Cretacico a guardare dinosauri. Ma attenti alle regole temporali o sono guai. PREMIO HUGO 2000 Donald non faceva fatica a immedesimarsi nell''entusiasmo di quel bambino: proprio a quell''età lui stesso era rimasto folgorato dai dinosauri, davanti all’affresco L’era dei rettili di Rudy Zallinger, al Museo Peabody di New Haven. Poi erano arrivati i viaggi nel tempo e la possibilità di vederli dal vivo. Ormai i dinosauri erano il suo pane quotidiano, il suo sguardo molto più cinico. Ma ricordava. E se per caso se lo fosse dimenticato, ci avrebbe pensato il Vecchio a ricordargli cosa è davvero importante nella vita. Un brillante e affascinante racconto vincitore del Premio Hugo nel 2000, da uno dei più esperti autori della fantascienza moderna. Michael Swanwick, americano di Philadelphia, è uno degli autori più quotati della fantascienza e del fantastico degli ultimi decenni. Cinque volte vincitore del Premio Hugo – sempre nella categoria racconto – e vincitore di un Premio Nebula col romanzo Domani il mondo cambierà (Urania), Swanwick è attivo dall''inizio degli Anni Ottanta. Eclettico, originale, brillante, Swanwick ha scritto soprattutto fantascienza ma si è avventurato anche in campi limitrofi. Ha all''attivo una decina di romanzi (l''ultimo è Chasing the Phoenix, 2015, ambientato in una Russia post-utopica) e dodici raccolte di racconti. Tra i saggi, ha pubblicato un libro su Gardner Dozois, il grande editor recentemente scomparso.

If you wanted to know how one of the best editors and writers thinks, who would you want to know about? Gardner Dozois! Gardner has won more Hugo awards for editing than anyone, for his incredible work with Asimove''s Science Fiction Magazine--where stories he selected and edited won tons more awards. He''s won awards for his own writing as well, and has created a huge number of anthologies, including the reknowned "Year''s Best Science Fiction" series. There''s no better choice than getting insights into a mind like that.BEING GARDNER DOZOIS is an in-depth look at what makes him tick; a facinating interview with his friend (and notable SF author) Michael Swanwick, that describes Gardner''s thoughts on writing, his obsessions, collaborations, and his influence in the world of Fantasy and Science Fiction.A must for anyone who wants to get published (or get published more... or win awards... or win more awards), or anyone who loves the science fiction field.

Three excursions through time, outer space, and imaginary worlds from "one of the most intellectually astute SF writers of his generation" ( The Washington Post). Michael Swanwick is a legend in the science fiction and fantasy universe, having won five Hugos, a Nebula, a World Fantasy Award, and many more honors for his mind-bending work. This trio of acclaimed sci-fi thrillers showcases the versatility of an author who can build a world, foresee a future, and alter reality. Bones of the Earth: A remarkable scientific breakthrough presented to humankind by an enigmatic future race enables a team of paleontologists to travel back in time to study dinosaurs in their natural prehistoric habitat. But the greatest discovery in history threatens to foment terrorism and create dangerous time paradoxes that could alter tomorrow''s world in this Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated novel. In the Drift: On an alternate Earth, the meltdown at Pennsylvania''s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant created a radioactive wasteland and caused the collapse of the US government. A century later, the mutants, monsters, and untouchables of the no-man''s-land called "the Drift" are descending on the city of Philadelphia. Vacuum Flowers: In this futuristic cyberpunk thriller, Rebel Elizabeth Mudlark is a recorded personality owned by a corporate giant. When Rebel''s personality is uploaded to an unsuspecting persona tester and burned into her brain, she escapes the corporation by hijacking her host''s body and embarking on a mad dash to freedom across the solar system.

The Cold War rages in the back rooms and dark alleys of 1970s Prague—and on one misty night a CIA agent discovers that the city and its spies have become the new front of another, and more ancient war. A war of magic. When spies and sorcerers cross murky lines to do battle for home and country—who do you trust? Can you even trust yourself?

A visitor from Moscow Center has Tanya seeing red, while Gabe baits his hook in the latest episode of Serial Box''s The Witch Who Came in from the Cold, featuring the distinctive storytelling magic of award-winning author and special-guest writer Michael Swanwick. When an unwanted interloper from Moscow Center intrudes on local KGB operations in Prague, Tanya finds that red tape can strangle as effectively as any garrote. Meanwhile, Gabe must deal with a new arrival from Washington, D.C., sent to command the ANCHISES operation. It seems that bureaucracy is the same on both sides of the Iron Curtain! Where can two enemy spies turn for help . . . but to each other? This episode is brought to you by the award-winning Michael Swanwick, who would like to warn you that looks can be deceiving. Praise for The Witch Who Came in from the Cold: "Those who like to mix magic, spycraft, and secret history should enjoy this—it may please fans of Stross’s Laundry series." —Locus Magazine "Full of fast-paced, high-intensity action paired with magic at a level that has not been seen until now, with a cliff-hanger that lets readers know that the game is not over and has only just begun." —The San Francisco Book Review "The Witch Who Came in from the Cold is a chilly evocation of a different kind of Cold War." —Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series “Take a double shot of Le Carré, a dash of Deighton, a twist of Quiller, a splash of Al Stewart’s The Year of the Cat, throw in a jigger full of elemental magic, mix well ... and voilà! The Witch Who Came In From The Cold.” —Victor Milán, author of The Dinosaur Lords "The occult love child of John le Carre and The Sandbaggers." —Marie Brennan, author of A Natural History of Dragons "As soon as I saw that, I was instantly hooked, and the pilot jacked the intrigue to the max. Two female Soviet spy witches, an American spy with something weird drilling magical holes in his head, and a world of secrets within secrets in a locale where old-world myth and the Cold War face off, pedal to the metal . . . it’s awesome. Or as we said in 1970, Far out. " —Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel "The installments are easy to read one at a time, but the tangles of alliances, secrets, and shocking double-crosses will have readers up all night mumbling, “Just one more.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Vor der Großen Flut Der Planet Miranda hat einen so exzentrischen Orbit, dass seine Polkappen alle zweihundert Jahre schmelzen und den gesamten Planeten überfluten. Die einheimische Flora und Fauna ist an das Leben zu Land wie zu Wasser hervorragend angepasst, die Siedler von der Erde jedoch nicht. Als erneut eine Große Flut bevorsteht, werden die Kolonisten evakuiert. Doch Gregorian, der auf Miranda als Zauberer gilt, verspricht gegen Zahlung einer gewaltigen Geldsumme die Menschen so umzuwandeln, dass auch sie im Wasser überleben können. Die Abteilung für Techniktransfer vermutet, dass sich der ehemalige Wissenschaftler geheime Technik angeeignet und sie illegal nach Miranda gebracht hat. Sie schickt den Bürokraten aus, um Gregorian zu stellen. Doch dem Bürokraten bleibt nicht viel Zeit, denn die Flut rückt immer näher ...

The master of literary science fiction returns with this dazzling new collection. Michael Swanwick takes us on a whirlwind journey across the globe and across time and space, where magic and science exist in possibilities that are not of this world. These tales are intimate in their telling, galactic in their scope, and delightfully sesquipedalian in their verbiage. Join the caravan through Swanwick''s worlds and into the playground of his mind. Travel from Norway to Russia and America to Ancient Gehenna. Discover a calculus problem that rocks the ages and robots who both nurture and kill. Meet a magical horse who protects the innocent, a semi-repentant troll, a savvy teenager who takes on the Devil, and time travelers from the Mesozoic who party till the end of time...

A collection of nineteen short stories from the Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of The Iron Dragon''s Daughter and Stations of the Tide Written over the course of a decade, Tales from Old Earth contains nineteen masterful pieces of short fiction—including the Hugo Award–winning stories "The Very Pulse of the Machine" and "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur;" the World Fantasy Award–winning novella "Radio Waves;" Hugo Award finalists "The Dead," "Radiant Doors," and "Wild Minds;" and World Fantasy Award finalist "The Changeling''s Tale"—as well as an introduction by Bruce Sterling. From pure fantasy to hard science fiction, this finely crafted collection from one of the greatest science fiction writers of his generation promises to stretch readers'' minds far beyond ordinary limits. These tales are guaranteed to delight and are an excellent introduction to this highly praised author.

A New York Times Notable Book: "Combining cyberpunk''s grit with dystopic fantasy, this iconoclastic hybrid is a standout piece of storytelling" ( Library Journal). Jane is trapped as a changeling in an industrialized Faerie ruled by aristocratic high elves and populated by ogres, dwarves, night-gaunts, and hags. She is the only human in a factory where underage forced labor builds cybernetic, magical dragons that are weaponized and sent off to war. When the damaged dragon Melanchthon tempts Jane with promises of freedom, the stage is set for a daring escape that will shake the foundations of existence. Combining alchemy and technology, a coming-of-age story like no other, The Iron Dragon''s Daughter takes place against a dystopic mindscape of dark challenges and class struggles that force Jane to make costly decisions at every turn. A finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1994 Locus Award, The Iron Dragon''s Daughter a is one-of-a-kind melding of grimdark fantasy and cyberpunk grit from the Nebula Award–winning author of Stations of the Tide. It engages the reader in a nihilistic world in which nothing is as it seems and everything comes at a steep and often horrific price.

A cyberpunk thriller from Nebula Award winner Michael Swanwick that explores bioengineering, wetware, and the riddle of personality Rebel Elizabeth Mudlark is a recorded personality owned by corporate giant Deutsche Nakasone. When Rebel''s personality is uploaded to persona tester Eucrasia Walsh and burned into her brain, Rebel escapes the corporation and takes off across an exotically transformed solar system, hijacking Eucrasia''s body and becoming the most wanted fugitive in existence. A fast-paced technological thriller, Vacuum Flowers allows the reader to consider the implications of bioengineering while providing an entertaining and dynamic story. Reminiscent of the innovative work of Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, and Bruce Sterling, this high-tech work of science fiction carves out a niche all its own with themes as relevant today as when it was first published.

The "shocking [and] powerful" classic of postapocalyptic terror by the Nebula Award–winning author of The Iron Dragon''s Daughter ( New York Daily News). It''s been one hundred years since Three Mile Island went into full meltdown, filling the atmosphere with a radioactive poison that would contaminate the skies for hundreds of generations. Since then, the area around the island—now known as the Drift—has been a wasteland of disease and deformity, madness and monsters. It''s been one hundred years since humanity knew what order and hope were. The Drift has a law unto itself—one of vampires and mutants and outcasts left to struggle for daily survival. Within its bounds, the simplest act—even asking the wrong questions—can mean death. Or worse. Praised by George R. R. Martin as "a potent new myth from the reality of radioactive waste," In the Drift is an inventive and unsettling look at the lives of those who are left to deal with the fallout of a nuclear disaster—a towering work of postapocalyptic fiction that provokes conversation and consideration even as it produces nightmares.

Modern technology is pitted against ancient dinosaurs in this scientific thriller James Rollins calls " Jurassic Park set amid the paradox of time travel." Paleontologist Richard Leyster is perfectly content in his position with the Smithsonian excavating dinosaur fossil sites and publishing his findings . . . until the mysterious Harry Griffin appears in his office with a cooler containing the head of a freshly killed Stegosaurus. The enigmatic stranger offers Leyster the opportunity to travel back in time to study living dinosaurs in their original habitats—but with strings attached. Soon, the paleontologist finds himself, along with a select team of colleagues—including his chief rival, the ambitious and often ruthless Dr. Gertrude Salley—making discoveries that would prove impossible working from fossils alone. But when Leyster and his team are stranded in the Cretaceous, they must learn to survive while still keeping alive the joy of scientific discovery. This shocking novel spans hundreds of millions of years and deals with the ultimate fate not only of the dinosaurs but also of all humankind. Nominated for the Locus Award, the Hugo Award, and the Nebula Award for Best Novel, Bones of the Earth cements author Michael Swanwick as an author who "proves that sci-fi has plenty of room for wonder and literary values" ( San Francisco Chronicle).

"[A] witty, supple, artfully humorous, and vastly engaging yarn . . . Swanwick''s approaching top form, and this one''s just too good to miss." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the distant future, Surplus arrives in China dressed as a Mongolian shaman, leading a yak which carries the corpse of his friend, Darger. The old high-tech world has long since collapsed, and the artificial intelligences that ran it are outlawed and destroyed. Or so it seems . . . Darger and Surplus, a human and a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence who walks upright, are a pair of con men and the heroes of a series of prior Swanwick stories. They travel to what was once China and invent a scam to become rich and powerful. Pretending to have limited superpowers, they aid an ambitious local warlord who dreams of conquest and once again reuniting China under one ruler. And, against all odds, it begins to work, but it seems as if there are other forces at work behind the scenes. Chasing the Phoenix is a sharp, slick, witty science fiction adventure that is hugely entertaining from Michael Swanwick, one of the best SF writers alive. "Veteran fantasy readers will recognize Swanwick''s duo as descendants of, and a tribute to, Fritz Leiber''s beloved old sword and sorcery stories of an equally larcenous duo named Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, but Swanwick''s snappy dialogue and satirical barbs are entirely his own." ― Chicago Tribune "This book is like a breath of fresh air, witty and imaginative and just plain goofy fun." ― Booklist

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our April 2014 issue contains: Original Fiction by Michael Swanwick ("Passage of Earth"), Benjanun Sriduangkaew ("Autodidact"), Kali Wallace ("Water in Springtime") and Sean Williams ("The Cuckoo"). Classic stories by Susan Palwick ("Going After Bobo") and Dominic Green ("Shining Armor"). Non-fiction by Julie Novakova ("Realms of Dark, Deep and Cold"), an interview with Ben Tanzer, an Another Word column by Daniel Abraham, and an editorial by Neil Clarke

In un futuro post apocalittico dal sapore ottocentesco, in cui Internet non esiste più... Darger e Surplus sono due truffatori gentiluomini: Darger è un malinconico amante dei libri antichi; Surplus un cane geneticamente modificato per comportarsi come un uomo. Con l''inganno si sono uniti alla carovana dell''ambasciatore di Bisanzio per raggiungere sani e salvi Mosca, dove intendono dare vita a una truffa ai danni del Duca. Però il Duca non è un personaggio così facile da avvicinare, nonostante il dono che gli stanno portando: sette donne bellissime, create solo per soddisfarlo. Darger e Surplus si troveranno nel mezzo di una rete di intrighi tra fanatici religiosi, politici affamati di potere, macchine viventi che odiano il genere umano e perfino Lenin ritornato ad arringare le folle. Riusciranno i due truffatori gentiluomini a cavarsela? [Romanzo di fantascienza post apocalittica, collana Vaporteppa, 111.500 parole, circa 388 pagine]

The fourth in Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Michael Swanwick''s "Mongolian Wizard" series of tales set in an alternate fin de siècle Europe shot through with magic, mystery, and intrigue. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days long gone are infused with tech. In “Smoke City,” by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford’s “Dr. Lash Remembers.” In “Machine Maid,” by Margo Lanagan, a sexually repressed wife gets revenge on her husband through a robot maid. Friedrich Engels strives to spread class revolution as a labor organizer for factory cyborg matchstick girls in Arbeitskraft, by Nick Mamatas. In “Ninety Thousand Horses,” by Sean McMullen, an acclaimed mathematician, with a murky past, is forced to spy for an industrialist prior to becoming Britain’s foremost rocket expert during World War II. An orphan boy builds an automaton, in an aging scientist’s laboratory, that becomes more than an idle companion in Cherie Priest’s “Tanglefoot (A Clockwork Century Story).” In “Clockwork Fairies,” by Cat Rambo, an English aristocrat courts a woman who would rather spend her time in a laboratory than at high society balls. At Chicago’s Columbian Exposition, in 1893, an Algerian bodyguard crosses paths with a disoriented naked man in Chris Roberson’s “Edison’s Frankenstein.”. In “A Serpent in the Gears,” by Margaret Ronald, a dirigible journeys to an isolated land and discovers people and animals merged with machine parts. Radio Jones finds a way to listen in on the Naked Brains, who rule the world, while Rudy the Red fights against the oppressors in “Zeppelin City,” by Michael Swanwick& Eileen Gunn.

This collection of unabridged, unforgettable tales, written by some of science fiction’s most esteemed authors, pays homage to one of the genre’s most cherished story types. Whether time travel stories leap forward in time or slip into the past, they remain popular with fans. John Barnesspins a tale of intrigue as the principles of science are discovered centuries ahead of time while mankind is divided into classes (Com''n and Liejt) and the Irish people are slaves in “Things Undone.” Nancy KressAnne Boleyn and that of historians from a distant future to which pivotal historic figures are taken in order to prevent otherwise inevitable bloodshed in “And Wild for to Hold.” Ian R. MacLeodsends three time traveling historians from the future to rescue Captain Oatesfrom the doomed Scott party amidst the race to the South Pole in the early 20thcentury in “Home Time.” Tom Purdomsets historians from the future on a high seas adventure to document a 19thcentury British Admiralty anti-slavery patrol in “The Mists of Time.” Science fiction grand master, Robert Silverberg, slowly slides the fifty-seven year old owner of a Toyota dealership in the San Francisco Bay area backwards in time towards his birth in “Against the Current.” Allen M. Steeletells the story of how a U.S. Navy blimp crewmember happens upon time travelers while monitoring Soviet sea traffic around Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in “The Observation Post.” Michael Swanwickfollows the director of a dinosaur research center holding a timeline-polluting fund raiser located in the late Cretaceous period in the Hugo award winning story, “Scherzo with Tyrannosaur.” Genevieve Valentineobserves the detrimental effects of time travel on the timeline through the eyes of a seamstress whose wealthy patrons are obsessed with their time period costumes in “Bespoke.”

A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2011. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, James Allan Gardner, Yoon Ha Lee, Nnedi Okorafor, Paul Park, Matthew Sandborn Smith, Michael Swanwick, and Harry Turtedove. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Michael Swanwick—The Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy award- winning author of Stations of the Tide—delivers a stunning "Postutopian" novel of swashbuckling adventure, dangerous women, and genocidal AIs. Dancing with Bears follows the adventures of notorious con men Darger and Surplus: They''ve lied and cheated their way onto the caravan that is delivering a priceless gift from the Caliph of Baghdad to the Duke of Muscovy. The only thing harder than the journey to Muscovy is their arrival in Muscovy. An audience with the duke seems impossible to obtain, and Darger and Surplus quickly become entangled in a morass of deceit and revolution. The only thing more dangerous than the convoluted political web surrounding Darger and Surplus is the gift itself, the Pearls of Byzantium, and Zoësophia, the governess sworn to protect their virtue. This steampunk-esque adventure explores the great game of espionage and empire building, from the point of view of the world’s most accomplished con men, Darger and Surplus.

When the elves come out of the mirrors one Christmas, they send Sasha on a harrowing train trip to get back a brother she never knew she had. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.