Back in November, at TusCon, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel alongside Carolyn Kay. I’ve known Carolyn for several years and I’ve read and enjoyed her short stories, but I think this was the first time we’d actually spoken on the same topic. In this case, the topic was science fiction set not in the far reaches of space, but right here on Earth. She mentioned her newest novel, Gunpowder Geishas, a cyberpunk piece set in a Tokyo of the future. I thought it sounded like a blast, so I tho...