Welcome to a universe where true love is only a bizarre fetish away...where a personal god is available for special order...and where the end of the world offers the perfect opportunity for a suicidal pioneer Lawrence Buentello presents 21 science fiction and fantasy tales guaranteed to delight lovers of humorous fiction in any plane of existence

A future when Earth is invaded by an alien species wielding the ultimate weapon: love... a society where the ugliness of life is transformed by a miraculous technology... and a time when the potential of the universe is captured in a cube that can be held in the palm of your hand- Lawrence Buentello presents 18 ingenious stories of speculative fiction, including the novella "Sleeping Dragon" in its first world publication.

In Earth's far future a struggle for dominance has begun between powerful feudal lords and a sect of ancient dreamers - The Scholar Jo Odin has lived a nomadic life since his father's murder, earning his keep by modifying the old technology for city leaders through an innate ability he doesn't completely understand. But a chance meeting with a beautiful stranger ignites a series of adventures that soon reveals his father's secret past and exposes the true purpose of his own inexplicable talents. But before Odin can solve the mysteries of the past and ensure the future of humanity, he must...