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In The Change, S. M. Stirling opens a new volume of the Emberverse series, an expansive alternative‑history setting in which a global regression has altered civilization. The anthology brings in other science‑fiction authors, each offering fresh perspectives on the cultures, survivors, and conflicts that arise as societies rebuild across the years and across the globe following the Cataclysmic Change.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: S. M. Stirling
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