The Grand Tour
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Readers looking for a dreamlike diversion will find plenty to hold their interest"
- Publisher's Weekly
Step right up! Come one¸ come all¸ to Jackson's Unreal Circus and Mobile Marmalade. The steam train may look older than your great-grandmother's' china¸ but within her metal corridors are destinations you have only ever dreamed. They're real¸ friends¸ each and every one-and yours for the taking.
Witness Rabi¸ Vanquisher and Vanisher Extraordinaire¸ who can make coins and the past vanish before your very eyes. Dare to visit the Beauty and the Beast¸ our conjoined twins who are terrible and tortured by turns. Sample Beth's marmalade¸ the sticky sweetness containing the very memory of the day you turned sixteen¸ and your beloved's lips touched yours once and never again.It's worth the price¸ traveler. Jackson's Unreal Circus is where you can be whoever or whatever you want. Whether it be a ride on the Ferris wheel¸ slipping inside a skin that is not your own¸ or the opportunity to live as you never have before-it is all possible on this¸ the grandest of tours. The train beckons you-come¸ come!
For the first time¸ E. Catherine Tobler has compiled a collection of her popular circus stories. With nine stories ranging from the first publishing within this universe to a previously unpublished piece¸ this is your ticket to her magical world. Welcome to The Grand Tour.
Contains the following destinations:
"Vanishing Act"
"Artificial Nocturne"
"We¸ As One¸ Trailing Embers"
"Liminal"
"Blow the Moon Out"
"Ebb Stung by the Flow"
"Lady Marmalade"
"Every Season" (original to this collection)
"Inland Territory; Stray Italian Greyhound"
Also features a special introduction by Hugo-nominated author A.C. Wise!
Cover art by Cyril Rolando.