We all evolve. Our abilities, our bodies, and our opinions change. For the people in these stories, some changes are more radical than others. Would you end one life to make way for another? Would you leave the world you know for one more beautiful and dangerous? If you could give humans immortality-and the dangerous powers that go with it-would you? This collection of six stories spans three fictional universes whose citizens have solved the problem of mortality in different ways. Each solution comes with a price we may someday be asked to pay. "I love Kagmi's characterization, but it's the worldbuilding which sets her apart. Visions of the future should be shocking, and this unsettling alien world is what a very good future looks like." -Jamie Wahls, Nebula-nominated author of "Utopia, LOL" "Kagmi plays out the implications of her imaginative concepts far beyond what most authors could dream up. She makes the unreal feel real." -David VonAllmen, Baen Fantasy Award-winning author of "Dragon's Hand" "C.L. Kagmi's universes are mental playgrounds you never want to tear away from." -Briar Gray, author of "Fishers of Men" "C. L. Kagmi creates worlds you believe in and fills them with people you care about. Each story dives deep into a realm of alien beauty and complex, difficult truths." -Cliff Winnig, author of "The Call of the Sky" "Kagmi's stories are rich with reflective characters and captivating scenery-while giving a fascinating glimpse into the worlds that await humankind should we remain as driven and optimistic as the author." -Doug C. Souza, author of "The Callisto Stakes" "My favorite kind of sci-fi. Stories where human (and alien) hopes and fears are somehow amplified, rather than dwarfed, by cosmic scale." -Dustin Steinacker, author of "Reading Dead Lips" You can follow C. L. Kagmi at CLKagmi.com.