Spires of Spirit
 Spires of Spirit by Gael Baudino is a collection of six novellas set in the universe of The Strands Series. It was first published in 1997 by Roc Books. The first three stories take place in the time period just prior to Strands of Starlight and second three take place in 1990s Denver USA about ten years after the flashforwards in Shroud of Shadow and before the events depicted in Strands of Sunlight.In the introduction to this book the author has this to say about the six short stories: