{"product_id":"9780765394897","title":"Six Months, Three Days, Five Others","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSix Months, Three Days, Five Others\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charlie Jane Anders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A master absurdist...Highly recommended.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore the success of her debut SF-and-fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky,\u003c\/i\u003e Charlie Jane Anders was a rising star in SF and fantasy short fiction. Collected in a mini-book format, here—for the first time in print—are six of her quirky, wry, engaging best:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \"The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model,\" aliens reveal the terrible truth about how humans were created—and why we'll never discover aliens. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As Good as New\" is a brilliant twist on the tale of three wishes, set after the end of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intestate\" is about a family reunion in which some attendees aren't quite human anymore—but they're still family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Cartography of Sudden Death\" demonstrates that when you try to solve a problem with time travel, you now have two problems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Six Months, Three Days\" is the story of the love affair between a man who can see the one true foreordained future, and a woman who can see all the possible futures. They're both right, and the story won the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd \"Clover,\" exclusively written for this collection, is a coda to \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky,\u003c\/i\u003e answering the burning question of what happened to Patricia's cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Charlie Jane Anders is ridiculously brilliant.” —Rachel Swirsky, \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The very short list of novels that dare to traffic as freely in the uncanny and wondrous as in big ideas—I think of masterpieces like \u003ci\u003eThe Lathe of Heaven; Cloud Atlas; Little, Big\u003c\/i\u003e—has just been extended by one.”—Michael Chabon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Genius.”—Margaret Cho\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A glorious synthesis of magic and technology, joy and sorrow, romance and wisdom. Unmissable.”—Lev Grossman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As hopeful as it is hilarious...Highly recommended.\"—N. K. Jemisin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charlie Jane Anders has entwined strands of science and fantasy...into a luminous novel that reveals the exhilarating necessity of each.”—John Hodgman, author of\u003ci\u003e The Areas of My Expertise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An instant classic….Like the work of other 21st century writers—Kelly Link and Lev Grossman come immediately to mind—\u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e serves as both a celebration of and corrective to the standard tropes of genre fiction.\" —Elizabeth Hand, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Everything you could ask for in a debut novel—a fresh look at science fiction’s most cherished memes, ruthlessly shredded and lovingly reassembled.” —Cory Doctorow\u003ci\u003e, Boing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imagine that Diana Wynne Jones, Douglas Coupland and Neil Gaiman walk into a bar and through some weird fusion of magic and science have a baby. That offspring is Charlie Jane Anders’ lyrical debut novel \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The scenario is (almost) \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, the tone is (quite like) Kurt Vonnegut, the effect is entirely original.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765394897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40667452670158,"sku":"9780765394897","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_906abc63-9b1a-472a-a4d6-42d9aad7086f.jpg?v=1639711611","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765394897","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}