Stable Strategies and Others

By: Eileen Gunn, Howard Waldrop (Afterword by), William Gibson (Introduction by)

Paperback | 1 September 2004

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This collection of tightly crafted, highly imaginative short stories employs surrealist, satirical, and fantastical devices to explore politics, class, and gender. From a hilarious tale about bioengineering and the stresses of climbing the corporate ladder to an evocative story of a woman who loses a sock at the the laundromat and finds she's missing a bit of her soul, these science fiction stories showcase an award-winning writer's compelling vision of the universe. Computer pioneers, cross-country skiers, and aliens figure into these literary stories that challenge the boundaries of imagination with quirky, anti-establishment characters and visionary technological extrapolation.

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"Corporate satire and Kafkaesque metamorphoses gleefully collide..." -- The Seattle Times. "...deceptively compact, explosive stories." -- SciFi.com. "Filled with smart, clever writing for smart, clever people." -- FrontWheelDrive.com. "Gunn's stories are funny, even laugh-out-loud funny in places, but never in the places you'd expect." -- Tangent. "Tells a great deal of truth with a great deal of wit...make sure you don't miss this collection." -- Cinefantastique.

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