Discover a collection of 17 narratives that explore what it means to be human and how you can relinquish or transcend that state. From fantastical dimensional assassins to dystopian tales with steampunk elements, this collection confirms Ken Liu as one of the greatest short story writers of speculative fiction.

The stories include:

• Ghost Days
• The Demon of Maxwell
• The Reborn
• Thoughts and Prayers
• Byzantine Empathy
• The Gods Will Not Be Chained
• Staying Behind
• True Artists
• The Gods Will Not Be Slaughtered
• Completely Other
• Great Packs of Reformation
• The Gods Have Not Died Among the Kings of the Anniversary
• Memories of My Mother
• Reports from the Cradle: The Hermit – Forty-Eight Hours in the Massachusetts Sea
• Gray Rabbit, Red Horse, Black Leopard
• A Chase Beyond the Storms (excerpt from The Veiled Throne, Book 3 of the Dazha Dynasty)
• The Hidden Girls
• Seven Birthdays
• The Message
• Cutting

Pages: 480, Year of Publication: 0401, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm