Tales From Places Strange and Familiar

Tales from Places Strange and Familiar collects five stories from fantasy and science fiction writer Kate MacLeod:"While the Rat's Away," a science fiction story of travelers stowing away on a very unusual client ship."The Fair Folk," a fantasy tale of fairs, magic and tricky bargains. "The Rod of Circe," a fantasy caper set in a magical version of modern day Minneapolis."Winter's End," a melancholy tale of a winter that never seems to end."Heat Death," a science fiction mystery story set in the near future on the edges of the Chihuahuan Desert in the brutal heat of midsummer.