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Maps in a Mirror

First edition
Author	Orson Scott Card
Cover artist	Carol Russo
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	1990
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	675
ISBN	0-312-85047-6
OCLC	21759561
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3553.A655 M37 1990

Maps in a Mirror (1990) is a collection of short stories by American writer Orson Scott Card. ^[1] Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme. Some of the stories, such as " Ender's Game", " Lost Boys", and " Mikal's Songbird" were later expanded into novels. Each of the smaller volumes that make up the larger collection as a whole are centered on a theme or genre. For instance, Volume 1, The Changed Man, reprints several of Card's horror stories. The collection won the Locus Award in 1991. ^[2]

Publication history

Most of the stories appearing in the book are reprints of stories which were first published in science fiction and fantasy periodicals.

The book has been published as a single large volume, as a two volume set and as a four volume set. However, only the single volume editions contain: “Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories”.

Single volume

• Maps in a Mirror (1990) Tor Books ISBN  0-312-85047-6
• Maps in a Mirror (1991) Legend Books ISBN  0-7126-4854-2

Two volume set

• Maps in a Mirror Volume 1 (1992) Legend Books ISBN  0-09-988470-4
• Maps in a Mirror Volume 2 (1992) Legend Books ISBN  0-09-988480-1

Four volume set

• The Changed Man (1992) Tor Books ISBN  0-8125-3365-8
• Flux (1992) Tor Books ISBN  0-8125-1685-0
• Monkey Sonatas (1993) Tor Books ISBN  0-8125-2367-9
• Cruel Miracles (1992) Tor Books ISBN  0-8125-2304-0

Story list

The short stories in this book are:

Book 1 - The Changed Man: Tales of Dread

In the one-volume editions, this section is titled "The Hanged Man: Tales of Dread".

• "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory"
• "Quietus"
• "Deep Breathing Exercises"
• " Fat Farm"
• "Closing the Timelid"
• "Freeway Games"
• "A Sepulchre of Songs"
• "Prior Restraint"
• "The Changed Man and the King of Words"
• "Memories of My Head"
• " Lost Boys"

Book 2 - Flux: Tales of Human Futures

• " A Thousand Deaths"
• "Clap Hands and Sing"
• " Dogwalker"
• "But We Try Not to Act Like It"
• " I Put My Blue Genes On"
• " In the Doghouse"
• " The Originist"

Book 3 - Monkey Sonatas: Fables and Fantasies

In the one-volume editions, this section is titled "Maps in a Mirror: Fables and Fantasies".

• " Unaccompanied Sonata"
• " A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon"
• "The Porcelain Salamander"
• " Middle Woman"
• "The Bully and the Beast"
• "The Princess and the Bear"
• "Sandmagic"
• "The Best Day"
• " A Plague of Butterflies"
• " The Monkeys Thought 'Twas All in Fun"

Book 4 - Cruel Miracles: Tales of Death, Hope, and Holiness

• "Mortal Gods"
• " Saving Grace"
• " Eye for Eye"
• " St. Amy's Tale"
• " Kingsmeat"
• " Holy"

Book 5 - Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories

• " Ender's Game"
• " Mikal's Songbird"
• " Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow"
• "Malpractice"
• " Follower"
• "Hitching"
• "Damn Fine Novel"
• "Billy's Box"
• "The Best Family Home Evening Ever"
• " Bicicleta"
• "I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry"
• " Gert Fram"

See also

• List of works by Orson Scott Card
• Orson Scott Card

References

External links

• About the book Maps in a Mirror from Card's website