Maps in a Mirror
Author	Orson Scott Card
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction, Fantasy
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	1990
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	675 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-312-85047-6

Maps in a Mirror (1990) is a collection of short stories by Orson Scott Card. Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a bestselling American Author, Critic, political writer and speaker. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Tor Books is one of two Imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC based in New York City The year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a bestselling American Author, Critic, political writer and speaker. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Many of the stories, such as "Ender's Game" and "Lost Boys" were later expanded into novels. Ender's Game (1985 is one of the best-known novels by Orson Scott Card. Lost Boys (1992 is the first horror novel and short story by author Orson Scott Card.

Contents 1 Publication history 1.1 Single volume: 1.2 Two volume set: 1.3 Four volume set: 2 Story list 2.1 Book 1 - The Changed Man: Tales of Dread 2.2 Book 2 - Flux: Tales of Human Futures 2.3 Book 3 - Maps in a Mirror: Fables and Fantasies 2.4 Book 4 - Cruel Miracles: Tales of Death, Hope, and Holiness 2.5 Book 5 - Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories 3 See also 4 External links

Publication history

Most of the stories appearing in the book are reprints of stories which were first published in science fiction and fantasy periodicals. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally

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 by Tor contains: “Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories”

Single volume:

• Maps In A Mirror (1990) Tor Books ISBN 0-312-85047-6

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 0-812-53365-8
• Flux (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-51685-0
• Monkey Sonatas (1993) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52367-9
• Cruel Miracles (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52304-0

Story list

The short stories in this book are:

Book 1 - The Changed 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 - 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

External links

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

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