eBook Summary:
Beautiful and Enchanting Short Fiction by the Author of The Fox Woman Kij Johnson’s novel The Fox Woman has been praised for its detailed evocation of medieval Japan, but her short fiction is all over the map: science fiction, fantasy, horror and uncategorizable stories that have shown up in places ranging from Analog and Twilight Zone Magazine to comic books and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Collecting some of her favorites, she shows you a fox-girl’s fantasy, a wolf behaviorist’s nightmare, and what dogs hunt when they dream; a nightclub in hell, and another where the gin is cold and the entertainment is, well, flexible; a world where the sun never sets -- if you keep moving; and a vampire with the best of intentions -- fifteen stories in all, including three that have never before been published. Kij Johnson is the winner of the Theodore A. Sturgeon Award for best short story of 1993.

Author Bio:
Kij Johnson is the author of a novel, The Fox Woman, (also Dragon's Honor, with Greg Cox, a Star Trek: TNG novel), and over twenty short stories sold to major science fiction magazines. Her short story, "Fox Magic," won the Sturgeon Award for best short story of 1993. Kij teaches at James Gunn's Science Fiction Writing Workshop, and teaches writing and publishing at the gaming convention GenCon. Since 1996, she has been one of the final judges for the Sturgeon Awards, along with Gunn and Frederik Pohl. She lives in Seattle with writer Chris McKitterick, a dog (Sid), a cat, a frog, four motorcycles and three cars. She is currently at work on her next novel. Scorpius will publish her Tales for the Long Rains in April 2001.