The Scent of Tears

For the first time in print, Adrian Tchaikovsky has opened up the realm of the Apt, as featured in his best-selling Shadow of the Apt decalogy, to a carefully selected cast of fellow writers, inviting them to do their best and their worst within the world he has created.  They have done just that. Topped and tailed by two new stories form Adrian himself, some of the finest imaginations in fantasy, including winners of the David Gemmell Award, the Costa Book Award and British Fantasy Award, have combined to produce a stunning collection of tales that examine fresh aspects of the Apt world and its people.  

Contents:
Old Blood – Adrian Tchaikovsky                                   
The Scent of Tears – Keris McDonald                            
Wonder – Frances Hardinge                                            
The Promise of a Threat – David Tallerman                   
The Unforeseen Path – Juliet E. McKenna                     
The Message – John Gwynne                                          
The Mantis Way – Peter Newman                                   
Poor Little Earwig Girl – Tom Lloyd                            
Forwards, Up, Back, Down – Joff Leader                       
Recipes for Good Living – Justina Robson                    
God of Profound Things – Adrian Tchaikovsky