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 Saturns 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 imagination of one of the twenty-first centurys most daring visionaries.