The front door chimed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I want to thank many people for their advice and encouragement during early drafts of this novel, including my agent, Jennifer Goloboy, my editor at Tor, Jennifer Gunnels, and the Edgy Writers Workshop, especially Michael Gullette, Mike Parilla, Zack Geoffroy, and Michael Ryan Chandler.
Work began on this novel long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was finished as the scope of the disaster was becoming clear. I am heartbroken by the suffering and loss, and I am inspired by the strength that so many have shown.
ALSO BY SUE BURKE
Semiosis
Interference
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sue Burke is the author of the novels Semiosis and Interference, as well as short stories, translations, and journalism. Her work has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Campbell Memorial Award, and the Locus Best First Novel Award, and she won the 2016 Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation. She lives in Chicago.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Acknowledgments
Also by Sue Burke
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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Copyright © 2021 by Sue Burke
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