Yellow Card Man

by Paolo Bacigalupi · 2006

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Paolo Bacigalupi tells us the pitiless future of the "Yellow Card Man" was "an outgrowth from an aborted novel." In his latest story, Tranh, who began existence as one of the book's supporting characters, must use any means available to survive in this ruthless and precarious future.

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adult
Length
short · 33 pages
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