Maps in a Mirror
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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 675 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-312-85047-6 |
Maps in a Mirror (1990) is a collection of short stories by Orson Scott Card. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme. Many of the stories, such as "Ender's Game" and "Lost Boys" were later expanded into novels.
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[edit] Publication history
Most of the stories appearing in the book are reprints of stories which were first published in science fiction and fantasy periodicals.
The book has been published as a single large volume, as a two volume set and as a four volume set. However only the single volume by Tor contains: “Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories”
[edit] Single volume:
- Maps In A Mirror (1990) Tor Books ISBN 0-312-85047-6
[edit] Two volume set:
- Maps In A Mirror Volume 1 (1992) Legend Books ISBN 0-09-988470-4
- Maps In A Mirror Volume 2 (1992) Legend Books ISBN 0-09-988480-1
[edit] Four volume set:
- The Changed Man (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-53365-8
- Flux (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-51685-0
- Monkey Sonatas (1993) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52367-9
- Cruel Miracles (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52304-0
[edit] Story list
The short stories in this book are:
[edit] Book 1 - The Changed Man: Tales of Dread
- "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory"
- "Quietus"
- "Deep Breathing Exercises"
- "Fat Farm"
- "Closing the Timelid"
- "Freeway Games"
- "A Sepulchre of Songs"
- "Prior Restraint"
- "The Changed Man and the King of Words"
- "Memories of My Head"
- "Lost Boys"
[edit] Book 2 - Flux: Tales of Human Futures
- "A Thousand Deaths"
- "Clap Hands and Sing"
- "Dogwalker"
- "But We Try Not to Act Like It"
- "I Put My Blue Genes On"
- "In the Doghouse"
- "The Originist"
[edit] Book 3 - Maps in a Mirror: Fables and Fantasies
- "Unaccompanied Sonata"
- "A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon"
- "The Porcelain Salamander"
- "Middle Woman"
- "The Bully and the Beast"
- "The Princess and the Bear"
- "Sandmagic"
- "The Best Day"
- "A Plague of Butterflies"
- "The Monkeys Thought 'Twas All in Fun"
[edit] Book 4 - Cruel Miracles: Tales of Death, Hope, and Holiness
- "Mortal Gods"
- "Saving Grace"
- "Eye for Eye"
- "St. Amy's Tale"
- "Kingsmeat"
- "Holy"
[edit] Book 5 - Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories
- "Ender's Game"
- "Mikal's Songbird"
- "Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow"
- "Malpractice"
- "Follower"
- "Hitching"
- "Damn Fine Novel"
- "Billy's Box"
- "The Best Family Home Evening Ever"
- "Bicicleta"
- "I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry"
- "Gert Fram"
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