In his Foreword, Rich Horton says: "e;First rate stories..."e;Time Considered as a Series of Thermite Burns in No Particular Order"e; is a clever and very funny time travel romp; "e;The Beancounter's Cat"e; is set in a far future with Clarkean science sufficiently advanced to appear magical; "e;Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone"e; (with Barbara Lamar) is another look at the mystery of human destiny; "e;Under the Moons of Venus"e; is a remarkable, evocative homage to one of SF's greats."e; Well-known editor Gardner Dozois has said of "e;The Beancounter's Cat"e; that it "e;...starts out reading like fantasy, and gradually turns into very far-future SF."e; Also included is an original tale with Paul Di Filippo, "e;Luminous Fish,"e; taking Mike Moorcock's famous character Jerry Cornelius for a spin in the 21st century! Nine scintillating science fiction stories by a major writer in the field.

In his Foreword, Rich Horton says: "e;First rate stories..."e;Time Considered as a Series of Thermite Burns in No Particular Order"e; is a clever and very funny time travel romp; "e;The Beancounter's Cat"e; is set in a far future with Clarkean science sufficiently advanced to appear magical; "e;Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone"e; (with Barbara Lamar) is another look at the mystery of human destiny; "e;Under the Moons of Venus"e; is a remarkable, evocative homage to one of SF's greats."e; Well-known editor Gardner Dozois has said of "e;The Beancounter's Cat"e; that it "e;...starts out reading like fantasy, and gradually turns into very far-future SF."e; Also included is an original tale with Paul Di Filippo, "e;Luminous Fish,"e; taking Mike Moorcock's famous character Jerry Cornelius for a spin in the 21st century! Nine scintillating science fiction stories by a major writer in the field.