Monorama Short Stories Author:Tony Laplume A book of short stories in seven parts, Monorama explores the world of the future beginning with the Lost Books of Tomorrow, a collection of short works that attempt to define the most mystifying elements of where we're all headed, including robots, time travel, and melancholy. From there, consider the story of Falling Man, who survives a malfun... more »ctioning parachute only to regret his second chance to romance the girl of his dreams. In Back from the Dead, a minor superhero comes back and disrupts the delicate balance of power. The denizens of the Roadkill Cafe are an assortment of cats and dogs and one fly who have begun sharing their stories with an unwitting human visitor. In the novella Leopold's Concentration, you will follow two more unfortunate souls thrust into the inner workings of pets, whose biggest secrets may yet affect us all, or perhaps just infect us with madness. Lost Convoy examines the plight of those who witness the end of the world and attempt to reach a new home for humanity. Finally, in Quagmire you'll find a fragment from the foundation myth of an intergalactic empire.« less