An Empyreal Retinue

Expanding upon the world of The Books of Babel, this collection of short works features curtain calls for a number of beloved characters, including the Sphinx, Edith, Byron, Iren, John Tarrou, Finn Goll, and more. This volume also contains a number of new meditations upon the spire’s innumerable facets: a bookseller tries his hand at racing airships; a youthful orphan seeks sanctuary in a ruin; an ambitious vendor of fleece is reacquainted with the value of his own pelt; and two explorers of the cruising Nebos stumble upon an unexpected stowaway. To guide visitors, the author supplies a preamble in which he attempts to account for these tales that seek to enrich tourists, zealots, and hods alike.