Books by Rick Claypool

From the author of Leech Girl Lives comes a novella of cosmic claustrophobia and workplace survival horror. It''s the story of Thorner, crushed under the weight of an alien occupation and also a refrigerator; of his family and campmates and fellow workers on Weckett''s mold farm; of the nglaeylyaethm and their masks and pets. It''s the story of people in intolerable situations, faced with untenable choices, in an appallingly cruel society-a fanciful tale of the distant future.

"I used to live in the future. Giant leeches ate my arms and then replaced them. Under the circumstances, this was actually a good thing. Anyway now I'm here and I'm looking for someone else from the future." Inspector Margo Chicago is the smartest, surliest art safety inspector in the Bublinaplex, and things aren't going her way. The guy she thinks she's in love with has been banished. Her boss has been poisoned. Her cyborg has a limp.Oh, and her arms have been devoured and replaced by a pair of enormous leeches.As if that isn't enough, it's now up to Margo to save the Bublinaplex from art terrorists whose newest installation could drive humanity to extinction.But things in the Bublinaplex are not as they seem. And when Margo uncovers the city's murderous secrets, she must face a choice: Should she save the Bublinaplex? Or should she join the revolution dedicated to destroying it?