The short novel that started the entire Retrieval Artist series, The Retrieval Artist introduced Miles Flint to the world. Hugo-nominated, chosen as one of the best stories of the year, The Retrieval Artist created an entire universe, and Flint himself became what IO9 calls one of the top ten science fiction detectives ever. This book also contains the stories "Dancers Like Children" and "Alien Influences," which together became the novel "Alien Influences." The last three stories are "Results," "Reflections on Life and Death," and "Flowers and the Last Hurrah."
This book is part of the Retrieval Artist Books series and is book #2 in the series.