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All stories copyright © The individual contributors, 2016
“A Nice Morning Drive” first published in Road & Truck magazine in November 1973. Reprinted with permission.
“Gonna Roll the Bones” first published in 1967 in Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison. Reprinted with permission.
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing In Publication
2113 : stories inspired by the music of Rush / edited by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-77041-292-7
also issued as: 978-1-77090-860-4 (PDF); 978-1-77090-861-1 (ePUB)
I. Anderson, Kevin J., 1962–, editor, author II. McFetridge, John, 1959–, editor, author III. Title: Twenty-one thirteen. IV. Title: Two thousand one hundred and thirteen. V. Title: Two thousand one hundred thirteen.
PN6120.2.T86 2016 823’.0108092
C2015-907297-2 C2015-907298-0
Cover design: Michel Vrana
Cover images: stars © pixelparticle / iStockPhoto, young naked man in lake © egorr / iStockPhoto
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