Zima Blue and Other Stories

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Zima Blue and Other Stories is a collection of short stories, only two pairs of which are connected to each other in any way (the presences of Carrie Clay and Merlin respectively, which implies the existence of a yet-unnamed universe and the Merlin universe) and the plots of all of which are independent of other works.


 * introduction by Paul J. McAuley
 * Digital to Analogue only in a special edition released at NovaCon
 * The Real Story -- Carrie Clay interviews the crew of the first crewed Mars landing about inconsistencies in the history.
 * Beyond the Aquila Rift (short story) -- Traders get very lost. Adapted into Beyond the Aquila Rift (episode).
 * Enola -- A war machine learns.
 * Signal to Noise -- A man has one last date with his wife.
 * Hideaway -- Merlin and other refugees find a place to escape to.
 * Merlin's Gun -- Merlin meets someone and his priorities change.
 * Angels of Ashes -- A member of a religious order founded by events following first contact has his faith challenged.
 * Spirey and the Queen -- Through no volition of her own, Spirey meets the Queen.
 * Understanding Space and Time -- A man is the only human alive for a while and comes up with a hobby to fill the time.
 * Zima Blue (short story) -- An artist unveils his final work. Adapted into Zima Blue (episode).