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by Sarah Hans (ed)




  Copyright Page

  “Shedding Skin; Or How the World Came to Be”, originally published in The Clockwork Jungle Book (Issue #11) is by & © Joseph E. Lake, Jr.

  “Introduction: Going Global, or Re-Engineering Steampunk Fiction” is by & © Diana M. Pho

  “Shedding Skin; Or, How the World Came to Be” is by & © Jay Lake

  “Hidden Strength” is by & © Jaymee Goh

  “Promised” is by & © Nisi Shawl

  “The Firebird” is by & © Emily Cataneo

  “The Little Begum” is by & © Indrapramit Das

  “Forty Pieces” is by & © Lucien Soulban

  “Hatavat Chalom” is by & © Lillian Cohen-Moore

  “The Leviathan of Trincomalee” is by & © Lucy A. Snyder

  “The Hand of Sa-Seti” is by & © Balogun Ojetade

  “The Omai Gods” is by & © Alex Bledsoe

  “The Governess and We” is by & © Benjanun Sriduangkaew

  “Tangi A Te Ruru/The Cry of the Morepork” is by & © Pip Ballantine

  “The Construct Also Dreams of Flight” is by & © Rochita Loenen-Ruiz

  “Budo, or the Flying Orchid” is by & © Tade Thompson

  “The Şehrazatın Diyoraması Tour” is by & © S. J. Chambers

  “The Emperor Everlasting” is by & © Nayad A. Monroe

  “Mary Sundown and the Clockmaker’s Children” is by & © Malon Edwards

  “Good Hunting”, originally published in Strange Horizons in October 2012, is by & © Ken Liu

  All Rights Reserved.

  This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  Your purchase of this book directly supports the author. Thank you for your support.

  Cover art by James Ng

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  Dayton, OH 45420

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  Steampunk World

  eISBN 978-1-939840-12-7

  pISBN 978-1-939840-19-6

  June 2013

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