A.L. Sirois’ first collection
of short fiction, THE BEGINNINGS OF FOREVER, includes the Pushcart
Prize-nominated story, "In the Conservatory," and other tales
originally published in ISAAC ASIMOV'S SF MAGAZINE and AMAZING
What would you do if you were
nineteen years old and were suddenly handed the secret of immortality? A
secret that someone else would kill to keep secret….
As she continues grappling with the mysteries of the planet
Lennon, Zida runs afoul of bloodthirsty cultists who worship their monstrous
deity by replacing their eyes with smooth, round stones. Zida's Terran
companions are kidnapped by a Lennish warlord and only she can save them. She
and her lover find themselves fighting a war in the air and a traitor among the
ranks of the offworlders -- and if Zida can't stop him it may mean the end of
the Implementation of Mankind.
