Maps in a Mirror (1990) is a collection of short stories by American writer Orson Scott Card.[1] Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme. Some of the stories, such as "Ender's Game", "Lost Boys", and "Mikal's Songbird" were later expanded into novels. Each of the smaller volumes that make up the larger collection as a whole are centered on a theme or genre. For instance, Volume 1, The Changed Man, reprints several of Card's horror stories. The collection won the Locus Award in 1991.[2]

Maps in a Mirror
First edition
AuthorOrson Scott Card
Cover artistCarol Russo
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages675
ISBN0-312-85047-6
OCLC21759561
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3553.A655 M37 1990

Publication history

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Most of the stories appearing in the book are reprints of stories which were first published in science fiction and fantasy periodicals.

The book has been published as a single large volume, as a two volume set and as a four volume set. However, only the single volume editions contain: Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories.

Single volume

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Two volume set

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Four volume set

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Story list

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The short stories in this book are:

Book 1 – The Changed Man: Tales of Dread

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In the one-volume editions, this section is titled "The Hanged Man: Tales of Dread".

  • "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory"
  • "Quietus"
  • "Deep Breathing Exercises"
  • "Fat Farm"
  • "Closing the Timelid"
  • "Freeway Games"
  • "A Sepulchre of Songs"
  • "Prior Restraint"
  • "The Changed Man and the King of Words"
  • "Memories of My Head"
  • "Lost Boys"

Book 2 – Flux: Tales of Human Futures

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Book 3 – Monkey Sonatas: Fables and Fantasies

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In the one-volume editions, this section is titled "Maps in a Mirror: Fables and Fantasies".

Book 4 – Cruel Miracles: Tales of Death, Hope, and Holiness

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Book 5 – Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maps in a Mirror on Orson Scott Card's site, accessed 14 June 2013
  2. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Locus Awards Winners by Category". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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