<p><b>Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: A selection of the finest in science fiction</b><br><br>-<br>Black-cloaked Sarah Canary is the ugliest woman Chin Ah Kin could ever imagine. But after she wanders into a railway camp in the Washington territories in 1873, Chin is ordered by his uncle to escort her away. Far away. <br>What should be simple journey quickly escalates beyond Chin''s control, into a series of adventures and misadventures that are at once hilarious, deeply moving, and downright terrifying. Who - or what - is the mysterious Sarah Canary? And why can''t Chin leave her, even for his own good?<br><br><i>Co-founder of the James Tiptree Jr. Award, Karen Joy Fowler is a multi-award-winning novelist. Her accolades include three World Fantasy Awards and two Nebula awards. </i>Sarah Canary <i>was her debut novel in 1991, and it was nominated for the Nebula, Locus and James Tiptree Jr. awards, winning the California Book Award Silver Medal.</i><br>-<br>''A picaresque romp t