<DIV><P><I>Last Plane to Heaven</I> is the final and definitive short story collection of award-winning SF author Jay Lake, author of <I>Green</I>, <I>Endurance</I>, and <I>Kalimpura</I>. <BR><BR>Long before he was a novelist, SF writer Jay Lake, was an acclaimed writer of short stories. In <I>Last Plane to Heaven</I>, Lake has assembled thirty-two of the best of them. Aliens and angels fill these pages, from the title story, a hard-edged and breathtaking look at how a real alien visitor might be received, to the savage truth of “The Cancer Catechisms.” Here are more than thirty short stories written by a master of the form, science fiction and fantasy both.<BR><BR>This collection features an original introduction by Gene Wolfe. </DIV>