Science fiction and fantasy stories about Japan by the multiple-award winning author and New York Times best seller Catherynne M. Valente. A collection of some of Catherynne Valente's most admired stories, including the Hugo Award-nominated novella "Silently and Very Fast" and the Locus Award finalist "13 Ways of Looking at Space/Time," with a brand-new long story to anchor the collection.

Contents:
The Melancholy of Mechagirl (2011) poem
Ink, Water, Milk (2013)
Fifteen Panels Depicting the Sadness of the Baku and the Jotai (2010)
Ghosts of Gunkanjima (2005)
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time (2010)
One Breath, One Stroke (2012)
Story No. 6 (2013)
Fade to White (2012)
The Emperor of Tsukayama Park (2005) poem
Killswitch (2007)
Memoirs of a Girl Who Failed to Be Born from a Peach (2005) poem
The Girl with Two Skins (2008) poem
Silently and Very Fast (2011)