Five From the Borderlands - Eich, Raymund
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Five science fiction stories about Mexicans and Americans LA RUBIA How far will Francisca go to protect her colony of Mexican refugees from pirates roving the asteroid belt? PASE DE UN DÍA Chalo could teleport to the U.S. every day and work for a better life for his family-if he kept his day pass. MIKE FINK GOES TO BIG BEND Characters from American, Mexican, and Native folklore meet in west Texas in the 21st century. THE THIRTIETH AMENDMENT Gonzalo had to pass the test of English fluency to prove himself a U.S. citizen. So did others willing to cheat. AFFECTIVE DISORDER Texas PI Albert Jimenez…mehr

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Five science fiction stories about Mexicans and Americans LA RUBIA How far will Francisca go to protect her colony of Mexican refugees from pirates roving the asteroid belt? PASE DE UN DÍA Chalo could teleport to the U.S. every day and work for a better life for his family-if he kept his day pass. MIKE FINK GOES TO BIG BEND Characters from American, Mexican, and Native folklore meet in west Texas in the 21st century. THE THIRTIETH AMENDMENT Gonzalo had to pass the test of English fluency to prove himself a U.S. citizen. So did others willing to cheat. AFFECTIVE DISORDER Texas PI Albert Jimenez found more than the usual when he investigated an heiress' "suicide."
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Raymund Eich is a science fiction and fantasy writer whose middle American upbringing is a launchpad for journeys to the ends of the universe. His most popular works are military science fiction series The Confederated Worlds (novels Take the Shilling, Operation Iago, and A Bodyguard of Lies) and the Stone Chalmers series of science fiction espionage adventures (novels The Progress of Mankind, The Greater Glory of God, To All High Emprise Consecrated, and In Public Convocation Assembled). He has over ten other published book-length works and more than forty published short stories. His short fiction has appeared in Odyssey, Analog, Boundary Shock Quarterly, and the anthology Surviving Tomorrow, and has earned honorable mentions and a semi-finalist award in the Writers of the Future contest.His works are available worldwide in ebook, trade paperback, and audiobook editions. After circling the world by age five, he grew up in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. He earned a B.A. and a Ph.D., both in biochemistry, from Rice University. Though he's no longer a working scientist, hundreds of papers cite his graduate research. In addition to his writing career, he works in patent law, won a national quiz bowl championship, is a husband and father, and agrees with Robert Heinlein that specialization is for insects. He lives in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter. His last name has one syllable and is pronounced "eye-sh." He can be found online at https://raymundeich.com.