Don D'Ammassa, author of over a hundred short stories and novels, noted reviewer and essayist, has long been a fixture in the world of science fiction literature. This collection offers up seventeen stories of the fantastic. Of space and beyond. Of adventure. And of mystery. Included are such acclaimed stories as "A Good Offense," Wormdance," and "The Man Who Walked to Procyon," and two brand new tales, "Scrimshaw" and "Remotely Possible."

This is an homage to the great lost world adventure stories which were immensely popular in the early 20th Century. A handful of people find themselves shipwrecked on an uncharted island where they find traces of an abandoned city and where unknown creatures stalk them in the darkness. No one is safe when even the plants have minds of their own.

17 stories of people overcome with the tensions of modern life whose minds twist in unexpected directions.

Paul Birch is a realistic private investigator who spends most of his work combing through paperwork, installing security cameras, and staring at computer screens. He has no intention of getting involved in a murder investigation, despite the urging of his girlfriend Dusty. But good intentions don't always work out.

Laura returned to her home town with reluctance after the death of her husband. Defying her mother, she moved into an old cabin, determined to make a new life for herself. But someone in town wants that life to be a short one.