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RICH LARSON
In the long-awaited follow-up to his debut collection Tomorrow Factory, Rich Larson plunges us through a multiplicity of futures.
Ranging in length from byte-sized drabbles to elaborate novelettes, the twenty-six stories assembled in Changelog rove from the sands of biopunk West Africa to the scarred hull of a generation ship to the dismantling of time itself — exploring the symbiosis of humanity and technology at every stop.
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- September, 2025 978-1-958880-33-3
- trade paperback, 5.5 x 8.5
- Preorder copies below; ebook and additional print copy orders forthcoming from other venues.
- Artwork by Tithi Luadthong
In the long-awaited follow-up to his debut collection Tomorrow Factory, Rich Larson plunges us through a multiplicity of futures.
Ranging in length from byte-sized drabbles to elaborate novelettes, the twenty-six stories assembled in Changelog rove from the sands of biopunk West Africa to the scarred hull of a generation ship to the dismantling of time itself — exploring the symbiosis of humanity and technology at every stop.
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Table of Contents
Painless | Like Any Other Star | Night Shift | Headhunting | All Electric Ghosts | Smear Job | Brainwhales Are Stoners, Too | In Event of Moon Disaster | Valhalla | Last Nice Day | Cupido | Animals Like Me | Our Lady of Perpetual Disdain | Failsafe | Quandary Aminu vs The Butterfly Man | Tripping Through Time | Dale Dale Dale | Tidings | The Old Man | Safe Space | Still Life of a Death Broker | Complete Exhaustion of the Organism | Horizon Event | You Are Born Exploding | Verweile Doch (But Linger) | Meat And Salt And Sparks
Painless | Like Any Other Star | Night Shift | Headhunting | All Electric Ghosts | Smear Job | Brainwhales Are Stoners, Too | In Event of Moon Disaster | Valhalla | Last Nice Day | Cupido | Animals Like Me | Our Lady of Perpetual Disdain | Failsafe | Quandary Aminu vs The Butterfly Man | Tripping Through Time | Dale Dale Dale | Tidings | The Old Man | Safe Space | Still Life of a Death Broker | Complete Exhaustion of the Organism | Horizon Event | You Are Born Exploding | Verweile Doch (But Linger) | Meat And Salt And Sparks
Praise for Rich Larson:
“Larson’s stories crackle with energy and imagination, and I'm only a little jealous.”
— Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award-winning author of Haunt Sweet Home
“One of the most exciting and prolific science fiction and fantasy writers working today. His range—and of course his talent — is remarkable.”
— John Joseph Adams, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
“Every now and then the science fiction field sees the arrival of a startling new talent. Rich Larson is just that. A writer of powerful, perceptive stories that stand with the best.”
— Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
“The most impressive new short fiction writer in science fiction and fantasy over the last few years, bringing to mind writers like Robert Silverberg and Robert Reed."
— Rich Horton, The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
“Stories of growl, attack and bite — sentences muscular with taut language, sinewed with concision and outsider sensibility."
— Ian McDonald, author of Luna: New Moon
"Rich Larson is science fiction’s most impressive new voice for short stories.”
— Rick Wilber, author of Alien Morning
“Larson’s stories crackle with energy and imagination, and I'm only a little jealous.”
— Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award-winning author of Haunt Sweet Home
“One of the most exciting and prolific science fiction and fantasy writers working today. His range—and of course his talent — is remarkable.”
— John Joseph Adams, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
“Every now and then the science fiction field sees the arrival of a startling new talent. Rich Larson is just that. A writer of powerful, perceptive stories that stand with the best.”
— Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
“The most impressive new short fiction writer in science fiction and fantasy over the last few years, bringing to mind writers like Robert Silverberg and Robert Reed."
— Rich Horton, The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
“Stories of growl, attack and bite — sentences muscular with taut language, sinewed with concision and outsider sensibility."
— Ian McDonald, author of Luna: New Moon
"Rich Larson is science fiction’s most impressive new voice for short stories.”
— Rick Wilber, author of Alien Morning
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