Syzygy Press: 3 books

"It stood on the old stone wall. I could hear that sound coming from it now, maybe an engine of some kind. It was built like a dog, not like my dog, but some approximation of a dog. Except where the head should be there was just a blunt ending, a termination of the metal chassis that made up...

Eight short stories. A near-future where organs are grown in the soil. A dream salvage company. A flak tower full of animals under siege during the war. "The ride into Wichita was long and he flipped through the REPLorg brochures they'd placed next to the snacks. He flipped through them...

The world's largest institution is the Cyclopaedia, a collection of everything known and what will be known. The men and women who gather data, specimens, even experiences, are called Compilers. For centuries Compilers have lived by an Oath, devoting their lives to expanding and protecting the Cyclopaedia....