This collection of 22 short stories by the man The Ottawa Citizen calls "the dean of Canadian science fiction" includes Hugo Award nominee "The Hand You're Dealt," Bram Stoker Award finalist "Fallen Angel," Aurora Award winner "Peking Man," and Arthur Ellis Award winner "Just Like Old Times." You'll inhabit the mind of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, join Sherlock Holmes as he solves the mystery of the missing aliens, and find out why Pope Mary resigned.
Contents:
Introduction / James Alan Gardner --
1 The hand you're dealt
2 Peking man
3 Iterations
4 Gator
5 The blue planet
6 Wiping out
7 Uphill climb
8 Last but not least
9 If I'm here, imagine where they sent my luggage
10 Where the heart is
11 Lost in the mail
12 Just like old times
13 The contest
14 Stream of consciousness
15 Forever
16 The abdication of Pope Mary III
17Star light, star bright
18 Above it all
19 Ours to discover
20 You see but you do not observe
21 Fallen angel
22 The shoulders of giants
Description:
This collection of 22 short stories by the man The Ottawa Citizen calls "the dean of Canadian science fiction" includes Hugo Award nominee "The Hand You're Dealt," Bram Stoker Award finalist "Fallen Angel," Aurora Award winner "Peking Man," and Arthur Ellis Award winner "Just Like Old Times." You'll inhabit the mind of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, join Sherlock Holmes as he solves the mystery of the missing aliens, and find out why Pope Mary resigned. Contents: Introduction / James Alan Gardner -- 1 The hand you're dealt 2 Peking man 3 Iterations 4 Gator 5 The blue planet 6 Wiping out 7 Uphill climb 8 Last but not least 9 If I'm here, imagine where they sent my luggage 10 Where the heart is 11 Lost in the mail 12 Just like old times 13 The contest 14 Stream of consciousness 15 Forever 16 The abdication of Pope Mary III 17Star light, star bright 18 Above it all 19 Ours to discover 20 You see but you do not observe 21 Fallen angel 22 The shoulders of giants