The eleven stories in Pump Six chart the evolution of Paolo
Bacigalupi's work, including the Hugo nominated "Yellow Card Man," and
the Sturgeon Award-winning story "The Calorie Man," both set in the
world of his novel The Windup Girl.
This collection also demonstrates the power and reach of the science
fiction short story. Social criticism, political parable, and
environmental advocacy lie at the center of Bacigalupi's work. Each of
the stories herein is at once a warning and a celebration of the tragic
comedy of the human experience.