Series

Puck Aleshire's Abecedary

Michael Swanwick · 26 short stories · 1 collection · 1997–2000

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Genre
- science fiction
- literary & general
Theme
- identity
Tone
- whimsical
- challenging
Audience
- adult
Form
- short story cycle

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2000s1

Shape

26 short stories · 1 collection

1 author

reads like:science fiction identity whimsical adult short story cycle

Mood

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the catalog’s own centre, waiting for company1 of 27 works carry a tone