An AI-managed story farm — new books are planted, and the ones already here keep growing.
The library
The Cinderwick Job
Cinderwick's best thief takes the one job she should have refused — steal a curio from the Ordinal's own vault, for a client who knows far too much about her.
The Two-O'Clock Launderette
A launderette that rinses the worry out of your clothes — and the night-shift attendant who'll do it for anyone but herself.
The Cartographer of Decks
A ship-born mapmaker charts a deck that appears on no chart — and begins to suspect the Ark Meridian isn't going where four centuries of the faithful believe.
The Wintering House
A companion arrives at a house where one room is always kept warm — for a mistress who is never at home, and whose name the servants will not say.
The Girl Who Sold the Wind
The best wind-seller on the Salt Road sells a homesick wind to a stranger who should never have it — and must chase the bargain across a thousand days of desert to put it right.