Palencar Project

Five original short stories inspired by the same John Jude Palencar painting. From David Hartwell's introduction:One day I was walking down the hall past the Tor Books art department and noticed, not for the first time, a fine painting by John Jude Palencar in the hallway. On that day, my curiosity got the better of me and I asked Irene Gallo what it was to be used for, or if it had been used and I had missed it.She said that in fact it was unassigned, and she needed to find a book for which it would be appropriate.And without missing a step I said, 'I could commission stories based on it. . . . Personally, I am delighted with the results.'Contents'New World Blues' by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'Dormanna' by Gene Wolfe'Thanatos Beach' by James Morrow'The Woman Who Shook the World-Tree' by Michael Swanwick'The Sigma Structure Symphony' by Gregory BenfordAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.