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A Number Of Pearls & Other Stories gathers nine stories by award winning writer Beth Bernobich, which range from dream to SF for the unclassified. These tales contain gender-twisting aliens, escaped slaves within an alternative Haiti, a pre-teenager arthropod and his dog, and a lady who might, or mightn't, be Medusa.From Publishers Weekly:This anthology reprints nine dream, SF, and horror stories originally published from 2001 to 2008, including tales aimed at the gay/lesbian and erotica areas. Bernobich's greatest work centers around luminous wish coming from wrenching despair: in "Chrysalide," an undesirable performer who requires anything from each topic offers an exceptional lady who might preserve her; in "Memorial," a few trades characters by saving feeling, just focusing the suffering when one dies; and in "Leap to Zion," a servant is ruined when her grasp offers out her child, compelling her to do this. Standouts include "Toxin," with sex-changing the title tale, and downtrodden aliens, having a horrifyingly unsympathetic character, both tales with remarkable, evocative options.