Counting Up, Counting Down

Bestselling author and master of the short story, Harry Turtledove offers a classic collection of science fiction tales and what-if scenarios that illustrate his literary skill and unbridled imagination. Inside you'll discover

FORTY, COUNTING DOWN: Computer genius Justin Kloster travels to the past to stop himself from making a terrible mistake -- but all actions have their consequences.

THE MALTESE ELEPHANT: A legendary detective finds himself in grave danger when a noir masterpiece takes a stunning new twist.

DECONSTRUCTION GANG: Mired in unemployment and despair, an academic finds happiness and intellectual fulfillment in a most unexpected place.

TWENTY-ONE, COUNTING UP: Justin Kloster's college life and romantic dreams are rudely interrupted when the forty-year-old Justin arrives from the future to save him from himself.

Plus thirteen more thrilling, unforgettable tales of wonder!

Includes:
Forty, Counting Down
Must and Shall
Ready for the Fatherland
The Phantom Tolbukhin
Deconstruction Gang
The Green Buffalo
The Maltese Elephant
Vermin
Ils ne passeront pas
In This Season
Honeymouth
Myth Manners' Guide to Greek Mythology #1: Andromeda and Perseus
Goddess for a Day
After the Last Elf Is Dead
The Decoy Duck
The Seventh Chapter
Twenty-one, Counting Up