Budayeen Nights

Budayeen Nights by George Alec Effinger. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781930846197.

"George Alex Effingers first short-fiction collection in nearly 15 years, these nine tales are set in Budayeen, the walled city in the sand, a city of dark shadows and even darker inhabitants, where a Raymond Chandleresque vision has been created—hardboiled, noir, futuristic—but with a twist. The sights, smells, and denizens of Budayeen are brought to life—from the citys sordid, decadent underbelly to the glamorous excesses of the sex industry. This collection includes four tales of Marîd Audran, the protagonist in Effingers three highly acclaimed Budayeen novels. Also included is Effingers best-known story, “Schrödingers Kitten,” in which a young girls dreams portend myriad possible quantum futures, all focused on her encounter with a would-be rapist."