First published 2000
This collection opens with "The Perseids," which earned Canada's national science fiction award, establishing Wilson's talent for combining rigorous scientific concepts with deeply human stories. The volume includes "Divided by Infinity," a Hugo Award finalist that explores the mathematical implications of parallel realities through the eyes of characters forced to confront infinite versions of themselves. Wilson places ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, asking them to make decisions that reveal who they truly are. Three stories appear here for the first time, written exclusively for this collection. Each tale demonstrates Wilson's ability to ground speculative concepts in emotional truth. Characters grapple with scientific discoveries that challenge their understanding of reality, time, and identity. Wilson refuses to sacrifice human complexity for the sake of ideas, creating stories where both the science and the people feel authentic. The collection showcases the range that made Wilson's novels Darwinia and Bios critical successes.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, literary-fiction, speculative-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: mathematical-implications, ordinary-people-extraordinary-circumstances
224 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books