The Emperor's Golden Carp and Other Stories

<p><strong>This remarkable collection of fantasy scifi stories begins with</strong></p><p><br></p><p> A secret trek into the ancient capital of an enslaved nation..</p><p>.</p><p> A hermaphroditic visitor from another planet forced to choose...</p><p><br></p><p> An artist who doesn't cure people...</p><p><br></p><p> Two half-crazy inmates who are just looking for a good time and have never set out to change the face of anything...</p><p><br></p><p> <strong>It continues with</strong></p><p><br></p><p> A planet where slavery thrives met by a freedom-loving researcher...</p><p><br></p><p> An Egyptian noblewoman and a revolution..</p><p>.</p><p> A shipwrecked herbalist who finds her own cure...</p><p><br></p><p> A mesmerizing voice and a batch of genius crepes...</p><p><br></p><p> An improbable search for an ancient Martian artifact...</p><p><br></p><p> <strong>...And the ending? These are tales to savor. </strong>Warning: you may hate to see them end.</p><p><br></p><p>20 unusual short stories for fans of fantasy and scifi or for fans of the unusual.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>