George Alex Effingers first shortfiction collection in nearly 15 years thesenine tales are set in Budayeen the walled city in the sand a city of darkshadows and... » 

George Alex Effingers first shortfiction collection in nearly 15 years thesenine tales are set in Budayeen the walled city in the sand a city of darkshadows and even darker inhabitants where a Raymond Chandleresque vision hasbeen createdhardboiled noir futuristicbut with a twist. The sightssmells and denizens of Budayeen are brought to lifefrom the citys sordiddecadent underbelly to the glamorous excesses of the sex industry. Thiscollection includes four tales of Marid Audran the protagonist in Effingersthree highly acclaimed Budayeen novels. Also included is Effingers bestknownstory Schrodingers Kitten in which a young girls dreams portend myriadpossible quantum futures all focused on her encounter with a wouldbe rapist. «