In this collection by Ben Jeapes-a bullied schoolboy escapes into his own future-the spirit of Karl Marx lives on in a bolshie artificial intelligence-digital cats prowl a computer network to keep it safe from intruders-a network of grandmothers patrols our streets very, very slowly-and a man is put on trial for his life by aliens who barely understand human law, yet alone human nature.Plus twelve more stories, including one never before seen in print...