Word Puppets is a 2015 short story collection by Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal, featuring an introduction by Patrick Rothfuss, who playfully wrote it as if he were Kowal, adding a meta-narrative layer. The book collects 18 previously published stories and one original story, showcasing Kowal's development as a writer across various science fiction and fantasy subgenres, including her Hugo-winning works.
Table of Contents * "The Bound Man" * "Chrysalis" * "Rampion" * "At the Edge of Dying" * "Clockwork Chickadee" * "Body Language" * "Waiting for Rain" * "First Flight" * "Evil Robot Monkey" * "The Consciousness Problem" * "For Solo Cello, op. 12" * "For Want of a Nail" * "The Shocking Affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland" * "Salt of the Earth" * "American Changeling" * "The White Phoenix Feather" * "We Interrupt This Broadcast" * "Rockets Red" (A brand new story in the Lady Astronaut universe) * "The Lady Astronaut of Mars"
Description:
Word Puppets is a 2015 short story collection by Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal, featuring an introduction by Patrick Rothfuss, who playfully wrote it as if he were Kowal, adding a meta-narrative layer. The book collects 18 previously published stories and one original story, showcasing Kowal's development as a writer across various science fiction and fantasy subgenres, including her Hugo-winning works.
Table of Contents
* "The Bound Man"
* "Chrysalis"
* "Rampion"
* "At the Edge of Dying"
* "Clockwork Chickadee"
* "Body Language"
* "Waiting for Rain"
* "First Flight"
* "Evil Robot Monkey"
* "The Consciousness Problem"
* "For Solo Cello, op. 12"
* "For Want of a Nail"
* "The Shocking Affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland"
* "Salt of the Earth"
* "American Changeling"
* "The White Phoenix Feather"
* "We Interrupt This Broadcast"
* "Rockets Red" (A brand new story in the Lady Astronaut universe)
* "The Lady Astronaut of Mars"