Counting Tadpoles

"The sturdy and scintillating speculative fiction of Uncle River is a national treasure. Whether applying his unique worldview to aliens or humans, to the present, the past or the future, he exhibits an authentic wisdom at once primeval and sophisticated, personal and cosmic, full of both gravitas and humor. These wonderful stories limn nearly every aspect of the human condition, while also delivering thrills both intellectual and physical."
—Paul Di Filippo, author of Vangie's Ghosts

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