This remarkable collection of fantasy scifi stories begins with
A secret trek into the ancient capital of an enslaved nation..
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A hermaphroditic visitor from another planet, forced to choose...
An artist who doesn't cure people...
Two half-crazy inmates who are just looking for a good time and have never set out to change the face of anything...
It continues with
A planet where slavery thrives, met by a freedom-loving researcher...
An Egyptian noblewoman and a revolution..
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A shipwrecked herbalist who finds her own cure...
A mesmerizing voice, and a batch of genius crepes...
An improbable search for an ancient Martian artifact...
...And the ending? These are tales to savor. Warning: you may hate to see them end.
20 unusual short stories for fans of fantasy and scifi, or for fans of the unusual.