From stories about time-traveling assassins, to Black Mirror-esque tales of cryptocurrency and internet trolling, to heartbreaking narratives of parent-child relationships, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories is a far-reaching work that explores topical themes from the present and a visionary look at humanity's future.

Includes topics and questions for discussion.

Ghost days -- Maxwell's demon -- The reborn -- Thoughts and prayers -- Byzantine empathy -- The gods will not be chained -- Staying behind -- Real artists -- The gods will not be slain -- Altogether elsewhere, vast herds of reindeer -- The gods have not died in vain -- Memories of my mother -- Dispatches from the cradle : the hermit, forty-eight hours in the sea of Massachusetts -- Grey rabbit, crimson mare, coal leopard -- A chase beyond the storms, an excerpt from The Veiled Throne, The Dandelion Dynasty, book three -- The hidden girl -- Seven birthdays -- The message -- Cutting.