Tales from Places Strange and Familiar

Tales from Places Strange and Familiar collects five stories from fantasy and science fiction writer Kate MacLeod:While the Rat's Away, a science fiction story of travelers stowing away on a very unusual client ship.The Fair Folk, a fantasy tale of fairs, magic and tricky bargains. The Rod of Circe, a fantasy caper set in a magical version of modern day Minneapolis. Winter's End, a melancholy tale of a winter that never seems to end.Heat Death, a science fiction mystery story set in the near future on the edges of the Chihuahuan Desert in the brutal heat of midsummer.