Maps in a Mirror
Encyclopedia
Maps in a Mirror is a collection of short stories by Orson Scott Card
. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction
or fantasy theme. Many of the stories, such as "Ender's Game
" and "Lost Boys" were later expanded into novels.
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 by Tor contains: “Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories”.
The short stories in this book are:
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
. Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
or fantasy theme. Many of the stories, such as "Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Ender's Game is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. The book originated as the short story "Ender's Game", published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Elaborating on characters and plot lines depicted in the novel, Card later wrote additional...
" and "Lost Boys" were later expanded into novels.
Publication history
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 by Tor contains: “Book 5: Lost Songs, The Hidden Stories”.
Two volume set
- Maps In A Mirror Volume 1 (1992) Legend Books ISBN 0-09-988470-4
- Maps In A Mirror Volume 2 (1992) Legend Books ISBN 0-09-988480-1
Four volume set
- The Changed Man (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-53365-8
- Flux (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-51685-0
- Monkey Sonatas (1993) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52367-9
- Cruel Miracles (1992) Tor Books ISBN 0-812-52304-0
Story list
Book 1 - The Changed Man: Tales of Dread
- "Eumenides in the Fourth Floor LavatoryEumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory"Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories as well as Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:...
" - "QuietusQuietus (short story)"Quietus" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Deep Breathing ExercisesDeep Breathing Exercises"Deep Breathing Exercises" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Fat FarmFat Farm"Fat Farm" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the January 1980 issue of Omni magazine.-Plot summary:...
" - "Closing the TimelidClosing the Timelid"Closing the Timelid" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:...
" - "Freeway GamesFreeway Games"Freeway Games" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the November 1979 issue of Gallery magazine.-Plot summary:...
" - "A Sepulchre of SongsA Sepulchre of Songs"A Sepulchre of Songs" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. It was later published in his book Posing as People along with a play based on it by his daughter, Emily Janice Card....
" - "Prior RestraintPrior Restraint"Prior Restraint" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "The Changed Man and the King of WordsThe Changed Man and the King of Words"The Changed Man and the King of Words" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:...
" - "Memories of My HeadMemories of My Head"Memories of My Head" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:The story takes the form of a letter a man writes in his own blood shortly after blowing his head off with a shotgun....
" - "Lost Boys"
Book 2 - Flux: Tales of Human Futures
- "A Thousand DeathsA Thousand Deaths (short story)"A Thousand Deaths" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Capitol and Maps in a Mirror. Card first published it in the December 1978 issue of Omni magazine.-Plot summary:...
" - "Clap Hands and SingClap Hands and Sing"Clap Hands and Sing" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. It was later published in his book Posing as People along with a play based on it by Scott Brick.-Plot summary:...
" - "DogwalkerDogwalker"Dogwalker" is a cyberpunk short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:"Dogwalker" is the story of a man who cracks into a government database by logging in using a system administrator's password...
" - "But We Try Not to Act Like ItBut We Try Not to Act Like It"But We Try Not to Act Like It" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. It was first published in the August–September 1979 edition of Destinies The Paperback Magazine Of Science Fiction And Speculative Fact.-Plot summary:The story begins...
" - "I Put My Blue Genes OnI Put My Blue Genes On"I Put My Blue Genes On" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror. It was first published in the August 1978 issue of Analog.-Plot summary:...
" - "In the DoghouseIn the Doghouse"In the Doghouse" is a short story by Orson Scott Card and Jay A. Parry. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the December 1978 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.-Plot summary:...
" - "The OriginistThe Originist"The Originist" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. This story is set in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe and was first published in the short story collection Foundation's Friends ....
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Book 3 - Monkey Sonatas: Fables and Fantasies
- "Unaccompanied SonataUnaccompanied Sonata"Unaccompanied Sonata" is a short story by Orson Scott Card, first published in the March, 1979 issue of Omni magazine. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror...
" - "A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard NixonA Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon"A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-Plot summary:...
" - "The Porcelain SalamanderThe Porcelain Salamander"The Porcelain Salamander" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories, Cardography and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Middle WomanMiddle Woman"Middle Woman" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Cardography and Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this in an anthology he was editing called Dragons of Darkness under the name Byron Walley....
" - "The Bully and the BeastThe Bully and the Beast"The Bully and the Beast" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Cardography and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "The Princess and the BearThe Princess and the Bear"The Princess and the Bear" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Cardography and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "SandmagicSandmagic"Sandmagic" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Cardography and Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this in the anthology Swords Against Darkness IV edited by Andrew J. Offutt. This story was the basis for the novel The Lost Gate which was...
" - "The Best DayThe Best Day (short story)"The Best Day" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in his novel Saints under the pen name Dinah Kirkham.-Plot summary:...
" - "A Plague of ButterfliesA Plague of Butterflies"A Plague of Butterflies" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this in an anthology he was editing called Dragons of Darkness. His short story "Middle Woman" appeared in the same book under the pseudonym Byron...
" - "The Monkeys Thought 'Twas All in FunThe Monkeys Thought 'Twas All in Fun"The Monkeys Thought 'Twas All in Fun" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
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Book 4 - Cruel Miracles: Tales of Death, Hope, and Holiness
- "Mortal GodsMortal Gods"Mortal Gods" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Saving GraceSaving Grace (short story)"Saving Grace" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Eye for EyeEye for EyeEye for Eye is a science fiction novella by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in the March 1987 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. In 1990 it appeared in Card’s short story collection Maps in a Mirror and also as a Tor double novel, with The Tunesmith by Lloyd Biggle, Jr....
" - "St. Amy's TaleSt. Amy's Tale"St. Amy's Tale" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "KingsmeatKingsmeat"Kingsmeat" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories and Maps in a Mirror. It was first published in the Analog Yearbook edited by Ben Bova.-Plot summary:...
" - "HolyHoly (short story)"Holy" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
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Book 5 - Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories
- "Ender's GameEnder's Game (short story)"Ender's Game" is a story by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in the August 1977 issue of Analog magazine and was later expanded into the novel Ender's Game...
" - "Mikal's Songbird"
- "Prentice Alvin and the No-Good PlowPrentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow"Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow" is a poem by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this poem in the August 1989 issue of Sunstone magazine. In "Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow" won first prize in the long serious poem...
" - "MalpracticeMalpractice (short story)"Malpractice" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the November 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine. This short story was later expanded into the novel Invasive Procedures by...
" - "FollowerFollower (short story)"Follower" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "HitchingHitching (short story)"Hitching" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror.-External links:*...
" - "Damn Fine NovelDamn Fine Novel"Damn Fine Novel" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the October 1989 issue of The Green Pages under the pseudonym Noam D. Pellume. -Plot summary:...
" - "Billy's BoxBilly's Box"Billy's Box" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the February 1978 issue of Friend magazine under the pseudonym Byron Walley.-Plot summary:...
" - "The Best Family Home Evening EverThe Best Family Home Evening Ever"Best Family Home Evening Ever!!" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the January 1978 issue of Friend magazine under the pseudonym Byron Walley....
" - "BicicletaBicicleta (short story)"Bicicleta" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the October 1977 issue of Friend magazine under the pseudonym Byron Walley.-Plot summary:...
" - "I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, JerryI Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry"I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the May 1979 issue of New Era magazine under the pseudonym Byron Walley.-Plot summary:This story is about a college...
" - "Gert FramGert Fram"Gert Fram" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. This short story was the first piece of fiction Card ever published...
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