{"product_id":"the-universe-box-michael-swanwick-9781616964504","title":"The Universe Box","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover the vast worlds and pocket universes of Michael Swanwick \u003c\/i\u003e(Stations of the Tide)\u003ci\u003e, the only author to win science fiction's most prestigious award five times in six years. In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with tales in which magic and science improbably coexist with myth and legend. With two stories original to this collection, Swanwick aptly demonstrates with poignant humor why he is widely respected as a master of imaginative storytelling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Swanwick's wildly imaginative and beautifully written short stories have been, for several years, one of the primary joys of the field.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn engaging stories, Mischling the thief races through time to defeat three trolls before the sun rises for the first time and turns the inhabitants of her city into stone. A scientist is on the run from assassins, because her research in merging human intelligence with sentient AI is too dangerous. An aging veteran obtains a military weapon from his past: a VR robotic leopard in which he rediscovers the consequences of the hunt. In the biggest heist in the history of the universe, a loser Trickster (and the girlfriend who is better than he deserves) sets out to violate every trope and expectation of fiction possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eStarlight Express\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Days of Old Night\u003cbr\u003eThe Year of the Three Monarchs\u003cbr\u003eGhost Ships\u003cbr\u003eThe White Leopard\u003cbr\u003eDragon Slayer\u003cbr\u003eThe Warm Equations\u003cbr\u003eRequiem for a White Rabbit\u003cbr\u003eDreadnaught\u003cbr\u003eGrandmother Dimetrodon\u003cbr\u003eThe Star-Bear\u003cbr\u003eNirvana or Bust\u003cbr\u003eThe Beast of Tara\u003cbr\u003eReservoir Ice\u003cbr\u003eArtificial People\u003cbr\u003eHuginn and Muninn and What Came After\u003cbr\u003eCloud\u003cbr\u003eThe New Prometheus\u003cbr\u003eTimothy: An Oral History\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Without Crow\u003cbr\u003eUniverse Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Swanwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616964502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Swanwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072148881663,"sku":"9781616964504","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03c28e85-7c25-4dd8-9d61-ec874156d1c1.jpg?v=1753415922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-universe-box-michael-swanwick-9781616964504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}