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short stories by American author Harry Turtledove. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by

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in April 2021.

Summary

The book contains twenty-four short works of fiction by the author, together with a concluding blurb.

* "The Visitor from the East" (from ''Thirty Days Later'', Jun. 2016) * "Peace is Better" (from ''Thirty Days Later'', Jun. 2016) * "Typecasting" (from '' Tor.com'', Jun. 2016) * "Junior and Me" (from ''Straight Outta Dodge City'', Feb. 2020) * "Bonehunters" (from ''

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'', May/Jun. 2019) * "The Quest for the Great Gray Mossy" (from ''

'', Jan./Feb. 2020) * " Vilcabamba" (from '' Tor.com'', Feb. 2010) * "The Mammyth" (from '' Chicks and Balances'', Jul. 2015) * "The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging" (from '' Tor.com'', Jan. 2014) * "Shtetl Days" (from '' Tor.com'', Apr. 2011) * " Zigeuner" (from '' Asimov's Science Fiction'', Sep./Oct. 2017) * "Bedfellows" (from ''

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'', Jun. 2005) * "News from the Front" (from '' Asimov's Science Fiction'', Jun. 2007) * "The Maltese Elephant" (from ''

'', Aug. 1995) * " Must and Shall" (from '' Asimov's Science Fiction'', Nov. 1995) * "Islands in the Sea" (from ''Alternatives'', May 1989) * "Deconstruction Gang" (from '' Amazing Stories'', Sep. 1992) * "The Genetics Lecture" (from ''

'', Oct. 2005) * "And So to Bed" (from ''

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'', Jan. 1986) * "The Weather's Fine" (from ''

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'', Jul. 1987) * "The Castle of the Sparrowhawk" (from ''Fantasy Book'', Sep. 1985) * "

The Last Article "The Last Article" (1988), is an alternate history short story by Harry Turtledove. The story describes a German invasion of British India and the reaction of the Nazi occupation authorities to the nonviolent resistance and pacifism of Mahatma ...

" (from ''

'', Jan. 1988) * "The Girl Who Took Lessons" (from ''

'', Aug. 1988) * "But It Does Move" (from ''

'', Jun. 2009) * "About Us"

Awards

"Article" placed thirteenth in the 1989 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Must and Shall" was nominated for the 1995 Sidewise Award for Best Short Form Alternate History, the 1996 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette, the 1996 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and the 1997 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. "But It Does Move" placed second in the 2009 Analog Award for Best Novelette, and was a preliminary nominee for the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. "Zigeuner" won the 2017 Sidewise Award for Best Short Form Alternate History. "Bonehunters" won the 2019 Analog Award for Best Novelette. "The Quest for the Great Gray Mossy" placed second in the 2020 Analog Award for Best Novelette.

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