Nineteen of Michael Swanwick's rich, sardonic tales are gathered here for the first time. The collection features The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O, written for this volume, the 1999 Hugo Award winner The Very Pulse of the Machine," and includes the 2000 Hugo Award winner Scherzo with Tyrannosaur.
Foreword: A User's Guide to Michael Swanwick
One: The Very Pulse of the Machine
Two: The Dead (Nebula 1997)
Three: Scherzo with Tyrannosaurus (Nebula 2000)
Four: Ancient Engines (Nebula 1999)
Five: North of Diddy-Wah-Diddy
Six: The Mask
Seven: Mother Grasshopper
Eight: Riding the Gigantosaur
Nine: Wild Minds
Ten: The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O
Eleven: Microcosmic Dog
Twelve: In Concert
Thirteen: Radiant Doors (Nebula 1999)
Fourteen: Ice Age
Fifteen: Walking Out
Sixteen: The Changeling Tale
Seventeen: Midnight Express
Eighteen: The Wisdom of the Old Earth
Nineteen: Radio Waves
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