From acclaimed science fiction author Paul Di Filippo comes this new collection of mind- and genre-bending short stories. From cyberbunk to the murder of Cthulhu to a tale set in the universe of John W. Campbell’s “The Thing, ” this volume showcases Di Filippo’s range as an author—and his mastery of all elements of the fantastic. Included are: IN THE LOST CITY OF LENGTHE LIFEHACKMONARCH OF THE FEASTFROM THE CASEBOOK OF MASTER WIGGINS, ESQ.LOST IN THE REWILDINGTHE WAY YOU CAME IN MAY NOT BE THE BEST WAY OUTTHE YOG-SOTHOTH POLICEMEN’S UNION“NOTHING CAN STOP THE INSECT GIRL CORPS!”THINGMAKERAEOTA

“Di Filippo is a joyful writer…insightful…skillful.” —Washington Post This collection presents PAUL DI FILIPPO at his best and most creative—an astonishing, multiverse-spanning selection of 19 of his very best tales, from humorous to serious, from otherworldly to in-your-backyard (and in-your-face)! Here are: ProvidenceArgus BlinkedLife in the AnthropoceneBombs Away!Cockroach LoveWaves and Smart MagmaTo See Infinity BareThe End of the Great ContinuityFjaerlandThe HPL Commonplace BookProfessor Fluvius’s Palace of Many WatersYes We Have No BananasA Partial and Conjectural History of Dr. Mueller’s Panoptical Cartoon EngineThe New CyberiadiCityReturn to the 20th CenturyMurder in GeektopiaThe Omniplus Ultra!Wikiworld Introduction by Rudy Rucker