Mother Ægypt and Other Stories

Author/Contributor(s):	Baker, Kage
Publisher:	Pyr
Date:	11/17/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"Like a brisk October wind, these 13 stories blow clear and cold, bringing with them unusual landscapes, brilliant colors, multilayered shadows, and haunting characters. They challenge from the first page with insights and concepts sure to win inquiring, thoughtful, imaginative minds . . . Listen closely, and perhaps you will hear the collective sigh of delight from intelligent lovers of fantasy the world over. A book to savor." —Paula Luedtke, Booklist

With the title novella set in the world of The Company, some stories from The Anvil of the World, and some set in a world like our own but a little more magical, these gems from the late Kage Baker are by turns funny, mysterious, bittersweet—but always entertaining.

From contemporary tales to the Jazz age, Victorian England, mid-century America, and beyond, richly-drawn characters sparkle in every setting, replete with historical detail deftly observed. Awaiting the reader are fleeing soldiers whose only loot is a statue of a saint, an Elvis impersonator, a boy who may—or may not—exist, a medieval con artist, and a caged tiger’s advice to a young girl. Wry, surprising, and always delightful, Mother AEgypt and Other Stories shows off the range of Baker’s spectacular talent