''Gravity's Angels'' is a collection of

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stories by American writer

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. It was released in

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, and was the author's first book published by

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. It was published in an edition of 4,119 copies. The stories originally appeared in ''

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''Gravity's Angels'' contains the following stories: * "A Midwinter's Tale" * "The Feast of Saint Janis" * "The Blind Minotaur" * "The Transmigration of Philip K" * "Covenant of Souls" *"The Dragon Line" * "Mummer Kiss" * "Trojan Horse" * "Snow Angels" * "The Man Who Met Picasso" * "Foresight" * "Ginungagap" * "The Edge of the World"

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* * * 1991 short story collections Books illustrated by Janet Aulisio Books with cover art by Pablo Picasso Short story collections by Michael Swanwick Arkham House books {{1990s-sf-story-collection-stub

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