Questionable Practices : Stories

Reviews for Eileen Gunn's stories: "Corporate satire and Kafkaesque metamorphoses gleefully collide." - Seattle Times "Reading this book is like getting to wear the eyeballs of a madwoman in your own sockets for a day." - Warren Ellis Stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration. Where will she lead us? "Up the Fire Road" to a slightly alternate world. Into steampunk's heart. Never where we might expect. Eileen Gunn is the author of the collection Stable Strategies and Others . She has received the Nebula and the (Japanese) Sense of Gender awards. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Good intentions aren’t everything. Sometimes things don’t quite go the way you planned. And sometimes you don’t plan. . . . This collection of sixteen stories (and one lonely poem) chart the many ways trouble can ensue. No actual human beings were harmed in the creation of this book.

Stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration. Where will she lead us? "Up the Fire Road" to a slightly alternate world. Four stories into steampunk’s heart. Into a very strange family gathering as they celebrate Christmas. Into the golem's heart. Never where we might expect. Up the fire road Chop wood, carry water No place to raise kids: a tale of forbidden love The trains that climb the winter tree with Michael Swanwick To the moon Alice Speek, Geek Hive mind man with Rudy Rucker Thought experiment "Shed that guilt! Double your productivity overnight!" with Michael Swanwick The steampunk quartet: A different engine Day after the cooters The Perdido Street project Internal devices The armies of Elfland with Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick and Samuel R. Delaney at the Joyce Kilmer Service Area, March 2005 Zeppelin City with Michael Swanwick Phantom pain. Good intentions aren't everything. Sometimes things don't quite go the way you planned. And sometimes you don't plan. . . . This collection of sixteen stories (and one lonely poem) chart the many ways trouble can ensue. No actual human beings were harmed in the creation of this book. Stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration. Where will she lead us? "Up the Fire Road" to a slightly alternate world. Four stories into steampunk's heart. Into a very strange family gathering as they celebrate Christmas. Into the golem's heart. Never where we might expect. New stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration: and curiosity. Where will she lead us next? "Up the Fire Road" and into a very slightly alternate world. Or, of course, is it? Into other stories in "The Steampunk Quartet." Into a very strange family gathering as they celebrate Christmas. Never to where we might expect "Stories from Eileen Gunn are always a cause for celebration. Where will she lead us? 'Up the Fire Road' to a slightly alternate world. Into steampunk's heart. Never where we might expect." -- Provided by publisher Trains that go to unexpected places. A steampunk quartet. Stories that shake the tree. Stories that question normal practices