Con

"My god! It''s full of starfruit!"

A hotel hosts a science fiction convention, a meeting of the Jane Austen Society, and, just possibly, an extraterrestrial presence. Enter a middle-aged SF fan with a troubled past, a lonely Janeite, a pair of genius fangirls, a nerd power couple, a duo of geeky brothers, Miss Austen''s most disreputable character, and an elite athlete epically out of her element.

And, of course, Azogo of Uirtkauwea''ki.

Through syllabus and syllabub, cosplay and quests, a robot battle in a parking garage, an intoxicated visit to the Augur of Quaoar, an intimate three-body problem, and an Anglican LARP, our heroes must answer the cosmic question: does anything we do matter? Or is it all just a con?

Includes related stories "Troll Bridge" and "Do You See What I See?"