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Title:

Stable Strategies and Others
 

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Genres:

Science Fiction
Short Stories

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 2004-09-28 Tachyon Publications  

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Blurb: 
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.