A sparkling debut collection from one of the hottest writers in science fiction: her stories have received the Nebula Award the last two years running. These stories feature cats, bees, wolves, dogs, and even that most capricious of animals, humans, and have been reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, and The Secret History of Fantasy.

At the Mouth of the River of Bees

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

The Horse Raiders

Spar

Fox Magic

Names for Water

Schrodinger's Cathouse

My Wife Reincarnated as a Solitaire

Chenting, in the Land of the Dead

The Bitey Cat

The Empress Jingu Fishes

Wolf Trapping

The Man Who Bridged the Mist

Ponies

The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles

The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change

Kij Johnson's stories have won the Sturgeon and World Fantasy awards. She has taught writing; worked at Tor, Dark Horse, and Microsoft; worked as a radio announcer; run bookstores; and waitressed in a strip bar.