The Fixed Stars: Thirty-Seven Emblems for the Perilous Season

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T H E F I X E D S T A R S T H E F I X E D S T A R S FC2 tuscaloosa Thirty-Seven Emblems for the Perilous Season Brian Conn The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 Copyright 2010 by Brian Conn All rights reserved First Edition Published by FC2, an imprint of the University of Alabama Press, with support provided by the Publications Unit of the Department of English at Illinois State University, and the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston–Victoria Address all editorial inquiries to: Fiction Collective Two, University of Houston–Victoria, School of Arts and Sciences, Victoria, TX 779015731 ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conn, Brian. The fixed stars : thirty-seven emblems for the perilous season / Brian Conn. — 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-57366-153-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-57366-816-3 (e-book) 1. Plague—Fiction. 2. Social problems—Fiction. I. Title. PS3603.O5425F59 2010 813’.6—dc22 2009038689 Book Design: Quintus Havis and Tara Reeser Cover Design: Lou Robinson Typeface: Baskerville Produced and printed in the United States of America ...