About this item
The master of short science-fiction follows up his acclaimed collection The Dog Said Bow-Wow with feline grace, precision, and total impertinence. 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 Swanwicks worlds and into the playground of his mind. Discover a calculus problem that rocks the ages and robots who both nurture and kill. Meet a magical horse who protects the innocent, a confused but semi-repentant troll, a savvy teenager who takes on the Devil, and time travelers from the Mesozoic who party till the end of time...
About the Author
I write fantasy and science fiction of all sorts, at lengths ranging from novels to flash fiction. Over the years, I've picked up a Nebula Award, five Hugos and the World Fantasy Award--and have the pleasant distinction of having lost more of these awards than any other writer. I recently finished THE IRON DRAGON'S MOTHER, completing a trilogy begun with THE IRON DRAGON'S MOTHER twenty-five years ago. That's far longer than it took Professor Tolkien to complete his trilogy.In my spare time, I try to keep my blog up to date at www.floggingbabel.blogspot.com. Some of my shorter and more whimsical work can be found at my wife Marianne Porter's "nanopress," Dragonstairs Press at www.dragonstairs.com.
