Straw house, Wood house, Brick house, Blow

By Daniel Nayeri

Subjects: Short stories, Science fiction, FIction, Mystery and detective stories, American Short stories, Romance fiction, Love, Fiction, Children's fiction, Love, fiction, West (u.s.), fiction, Western stories, Detective and mystery stories

Description: A collection of four novellas in different genres, including a western about a farmer who grows living toys and a rancher who grows half-living people; a science fiction story of the near-future in which the world is as easy to manipulate as the Internet; a crime story in which every wish comes true and only the Imaginary Crimes Unit can stop them; and a comedic love story in which Death describes himself as a charismatic hero.