Foreword: The No-Showboatin' Sage of Pine Mountain, Gee-Ay (Paul Di Filippo) Preface Part I—Exploring Strange Worlds 1. The Perilous Discovery of Empathy: Short Fiction, 1970–1980 2. Outside/In & Inside/Out: Novels, 1975–1980 Part II—Discovering Stranger Worlds Next Door 3. Surreal Estates: Short Fiction, 1981–1994 4. Family Reunions: Novels, 1982–1994 Part III—Settling In 5. Later Fiction: Darkness, Wonder and Grace Other Works A Final Q & A Works Cited Index