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Long before he was a novelist, SF writer Jay Lake was an acclaimed writer of short stories. In Last Plane to Heaven, Lake has assembled 32 of the best of them.

Mainspring is the story of a young clockmaker's apprentice, who is visited by the Archangel Gabriel. He is told that he must take the Key Perilous and rewind the Mainspring of the Earth. It is running down, and disaster to the planet will ensue if it's not rewound. From innocence and ignorance to power and self-knowledge, the young man will make the long and perilous journey to the South Polar Axis, to fulfill the commandment of his God.

This collection of short fiction from award winning-author Jay Lake represents his favorites of his own work, both current and classic. With an emphasis on recent publications since his last short fiction collection, in 2007, The Sky That Wraps showcases his reach in fantasy, science fiction, and the ambiguous territory in between. This volume includes two all-new stories, "Coming for Green" and "To Their Late Escape", as well as previously uncollected fan favorites "The American Dead" and "The Sky That Wraps The World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black".

A dragon's tears; Gilgamesh returned; lovers in space; gin, beer, blood; passion and heartbreak; wild legends, gritty truths - and one truly plucky realtor - you'll find all this and more in Eastlick and Other Stories. Shannon Page's kaleidoscopic collection of marvelous tales meanders from post-apocalyptic Cyprus, medieval Venice, and the Age of Legends, to the far reaches of outer space - and inner space too.

"From the Countries of Her Dreams" was originally published in the November 2010 issue of Fantasy Magazine. The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.

High in Oregon’s Cascades, a mysterious stranger named Tygre Tygre walks into the off-the-grid settlement known as Cascadiopolis and claims asylum. He is a man with no past and seemingly otherworldly abilities. Will he be the Cascadians’ salvation?

Forty years after the legendary Green encampment known as Cascadiopolis was destroyed in an apocalypse of bombs, a cold case cop investigates the unresolved death of a man who may never have existed. Who was the mysterious Tygre Tygre? What was his connection to the aging terrorist known as Bashar? Who gave the order to destroy the fabled encampment? And why is one of the world’s richest men searching for the same answers? This story was originally published in the Audie Award-winning METAtropolis: Cascadia.

In a distant future in which the empire of humanity has spread throughout the stars, the Xenic Bureau of the Grand Ekumenical Security Directorate investigates any hint of aliens, strange disappearances, or other anomalous events. When rumors spread of the mysterious reappearance of a long-lost battleship, a priest, an alien-killer, and a cashiered starship engineer find themselves caught up in a chase across the empire and into secrets better left forgotten.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "On the Human Plan" was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois.

"The Starship Mechanic" was originally published on tor.com.

The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "Fat Man" was first published in the 2007 anthology The Mammoth Book of Monsters. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "Dogs in the Moonlight" was first published in the 2005. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "Little Pig, Berry Brown, and the Hard Moon" was first published in the 2006 anthology The Magic Toybox. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "The Sky That Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black" was first published in the March 2008 edition of Clarkesworld. It was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

"Looking for Truth in a Wild Blue Yonder" originally appeared at tor.com. The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "A Different Way into the Life" was first published in the 2007 anthology Wizards, Inc.. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Due to an error made by Li, the Guild is split while on a monster hunt. Jonathan and Sam wind up at the Guild's cemetery, while Asadi and John make their way back to the library. Here they learn the true identity of the monsters and what they need to trap them. Unfortunately for John, the materials can only be found at the bait shop owned by his estranged wife, Gladys.

"Going Bad" originally appeared in Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts, published by Ulysses Press. The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.

"Mother Urban's Booke of Dayes" originally appeared in Dark Faith, published by Apex Publications. The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.

"Last Plane to Heaven: A Love Story" originally appeared in Jim Baen's Universe. The late Jay Lake was the author of 10 novels and more than 300 published stories. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Over his long career he was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and many other awards.