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From the depths of the abyss to the farthest reaches of space, Greg Bear has gained a well-deserved reputation as a masterful writer of "hard" science fiction-but there are other worlds he's explored that you might not be aware of, and fantastic characters you're about to be introduced to: A woman longing for companionship, who ultimately turns to the most unexpected of sources for help in creating a lover. An innocent-looking child who holds the darkest of secrets. A prostitute who offers far more than a night of passion to the one person she considers her last hope in exorcising a terrible curse. A different sort of haunted house story, set on an infinitely long space station called the Way, where portals to alternate realities await the traveler. ibooks is proud to present this fantasy-themed volume by the award-winning author, featuring the tales "Webster," "The White Horse Child," "Sleepside Story," "Dead Run," "Through Road No Whither," "Richie by the Sea," "The Visitation" and the Nebula Award-nominated "Petra," as well as "The Way of All Ghosts," an adventure spun off from his best-selling "Thistledown" series of science-fiction novels (Eon, Eternity, and Legacy). Also includes the introduction "On Losing the Taint of Being a Cannibal."
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