Other States of Being: 16 Short Abductions

These tales explore strange and alien modes of existence led by a diverse universe of beings: a compulsive gambler who wins a fortune and loses his world; a clone of Hitler who plots the retaking of the Falklands; the man who is jailed for his profession of remolding entire planets; a woman who was a Sphinx but who must now solve the riddle of life; a shoemaker whose elvish workers demand a monstrous wage; a murderer who must come to terms with a simulacrum of his victim – and many more. In this age of xenophobia and fear of The Other, these stories are wickedly funny. All are enormously satisfying for readers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Secrecy (aka The Seepage Factor)
• Death and Transfiguration (aka Hitler Clone in Argentina Ploys Falklands Reprise)
• Slow Dance for a Dead Princess
• Watchcat
• Oracle (chapter from Castle War!)
• Elf Help
• Broomworms and Nosewigs
• Murder On-Line
• Getting Real
• BattleMagic™ for Morons
• Spellchucker
• Tu Quoque
• Planet in the Balance
• The Night Caller (aka O! The Tangled Web)
• The Richmond Enigma