“The Fall of the Moon” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Realms of Fantasy, October 2010.
“A Critical Examination of Stigmata’s Print Taking the Rats to Riga” copyright © 2011 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists, edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer, HarperCollins.
“From the Countries of Her Dreams” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr., and Shannon Page. Originally appeared in Fantasy Magazine, November 2010.
“Unchambered Heart” copyright © 2011 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in The Chiaroscuro, April 2011.
“Novus Ordo Angelorum” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts, edited by Stephen Jones, Ulysses Press.
“The Tentacled Sky” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared on DrabbleCast, number 178, 2010.
“Such Bright and Risen Madness in Our Names” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Cthulhu’s Reign, edited by Darrell Schweitzer, DAW.
“Her Fingers Like Whips, Her Eyes Like Razors” copyright © 2011 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Postscripts, 24/25, 2011.
“Mother Urban’s Booke of Dayes” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Dark Faith, edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, Apex Publications.
“Going Bad” copyright © 2010 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts, edited by Stephen Jones, Ulysses Press.
“The Cancer Catechism” copyright © 2012 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. Originally appeared in Dark Faith: Invocations, edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, Apex Publications.
Afterword copyright © 2014 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
LAST PLANE TO HEAVEN
Copyright © 2014 by Joseph E. Lake, Jr.
Foreword copyright © 2014 by Gene Wolfe
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Lake, Jay.
[Short stories. Selections]
Last plane to heaven: the final collection / Jay Lake.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-7653-7798-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-5847-3 (e-book)
I. Title.
PS3612.A519L38 2014
813'.6—dc23
2014019792
e-ISBN 9871466858473
First Edition: September 2014
Jay Lake, Last Plane to Heaven: The Final Collection
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