Sleepside

Six Stories in Old Paradigms

Collecting six stories in old paradigms, Sleepside features Greg Bear’s outstanding fantasy writing: "Webster," "The White Horse Child," "Sleepside Story," "Dead Run," "Through Road No Whither," and "Petra." This edition also includes the special introduction by the author: "On Losing the Taint of Being a Cannibal."

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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, February 2009

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Copyright © 2004 by Greg Bear
Previously released as BEAR'S FANTASIES
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Introduction copyright © 2004 by Greg Bear
• "Webster" appeared in ALTERNITIES, edited by David Gerrold. Copyright © 1973 by Greg Bear.
• "The White Horse Child," copyright ©; 1979 by Terry Carr for Universe 9.
• "Richie by the Sea" originally published in New Terrors 2, edited by Ramsey Campbell. Copyright © 1980 by Greg Bear
• "Sleepside Story" was originally published by Cheap Street Press in a limited edition in 1988. Copyright © 1988 by Greg Bear.
• "Dead Run" appeared in Omni. Copyright © 1985 by Greg Bear.
• "The Visitation" appeared in Omni. Copyright © 1987 by Greg Bear.
• "Through Road No Whither" appeared in Far Frontier, edited by Jerry Pournelle and Jim Baen. Copyright © 1985 by Greg Bear. • "Petra" copyright © 1981 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. for Omni.
• "The Way of All Ghosts" copyright © 1999 by Greg Bear. Originally published in Far Horizons, edited by Robert Silverberg.