The first volume in the ground-breaking, genre-bending, boundary-pushing Clockwork Phoenix anthology series, at last available in digital format from Mythic Delirium Books. Includes critically-acclaimed and award-nominated stories by Catherynne M. Valente, David Sandner, John Grant, Cat Rambo, Leah Bobet, Michael J. DeLuca, Laird Barron, Ekaterina Sedia, Cat Sparks, Tanith Lee, Marie Brennan, Jennifer Crow, Vandana Singh, John C. Wright, C.S. MacCath, Joanna Galbraith, Deborah Biancotti and Erin Hoffman. CONTENTS The City of Blind Delight ⋅ Catherynne M. Valente Old Foss Is the Name of His Cat ⋅ David Sandner All the Little Gods We Are ⋅ John Grant The Dew Drop Coffee Lounge ⋅ Cat Rambo Bell, Book and Candle ⋅ Leah Bobet The Tarrying Messenger ⋅ Michael J. DeLuca The Occultation ⋅ Laird Barron There Is a Monster Under Helen’s Bed ⋅ Ekaterina Sedia Palisade ⋅ Cat Sparks The Woman ⋅ Tanith Lee A Mask of Flesh ⋅ Marie Brennan Seven Scenes from Harrai’s ‘Sacred Mountain’ ⋅ Jennifer Crow Oblivion: A Journey ⋅ Vandana Singh Choosers of the Slain ⋅ John C. Wright Akhila, Divided ⋅ C. S. MacCath The Moon-Keeper’s Friend ⋅ Joanna Galbraith The Tailor of Time ⋅ Deborah Biancotti Root and Vein ⋅ Erin Hoffman With a whimsical introduction and new afterword by Nebula Award-nominated editor Mike Allen. Selected for the Locus Magazine 2008 Recommended Reading List.