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The Chains That You Refuse

by Elizabeth Bear · 2006

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A new collection by one of the most popular and prolific authors of the last few years covers a wide range of material, from time travel to cyberpunk to contemporary fantasy. Twenty stories and two poems, originally published in high profile places like SciFi.com and Asimov's.

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medium · 256 pages
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