Inertia : Friends Claire and Matt stopped speaking six months ago. When Matt gets into a car accident and his end looks certain, he requests a visitation, a procedure which allows him and Claire to revisit shared memories and a chance to discover what went wrong. The Spinners : Bounty hunter Atleigh Kent tracks and kills leeches, a predatory extraterrestrial race which illegally absorbs human host bodies. But death begets all death, and Atleigh is relentless in her search for revenge. Hearkeners : There is a unique symphony, a slow ode of aches and joy, notes created by each body as if it lives as it dies. These songs are heard by a select few. As Darya makes a difficult decision between her role as a recorder of life songs or death songs, she discovers where the two merge. Vim and Vigor : Edie uses the Elucidation Protocol, a simulated reality technology which reveals the likely outcomes of difficult decisions, taking her on an exploration of fandom, anxiety, and female friendship. Armored Ones : Teka has one mission while working undercover with the Storyteller: kill Cyra Noavek. Akos, on the other hand, must prove his wit and mettle in a rite which will likely kill him. The Transformationist : Otho is a prisoner in jail for a crime he didn't commit. His honest story is all it would take to release him, but he refuses to speak.

Inertia was previously published in Summer Days and Summer Nights in 2017 by St. Martin's Griffin ; Hearken was previously published in Shards and Ashes in 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers ; Vim and Vigor was previously published in Three Sides of a Heart in 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers."--T.p. verso.

Inertia --The spinners -- Hearken -- Vim and vigor -- Armored ones -- The transformationist.