The true nature of the universe may never be comprehensible to such a thing as a life form but attributes of it which are especially relevant to humans are worth exploring. The title essay in the work is concerned with subjects such as the nature of time and the purpose of life, two attributes of the universe which are very much related, as well as such subjects as the nature of god, and, of course, the nature of humans. The second essay is concerned with the nature of art and attempts to offer a depiction of those elements of which it is comprised so that it can be better understood. The...

Young attractive Margaret Marston is addicted to both gambling and drugs. Her wealthy businessman father tells her that he will only continue to support her if she reforms. He hires detective Chris Farr to chaperone her and to report to him on her behavior. Jonas Partridge, the owner of an art gallery, has leant money to Margaret which indebtedness has enabled him to persuade her to agree to marry him. A young man, Timmy, in possession of photographs which incriminate police chief Frank Conroy in the shooting of a defenceless man, has Chris deliver the pictures to Jason knowing that Jason's...

A young man, Robin, who has traveled the galaxy for thousands of years spent mainly in hibernation, has made his way to The Computer Planet's advanced medical facility which he hopes will be able to cure his mate, a young woman named Veronica, with brain damage. The people of the Computer Planet, who consist solely of the clones of four advanced human individuals none of whom have any sexual capability, are not able to cure Veronica. But their Computer tells them that they should send Robin and Veronica to the Planet of the Puppetmaster where the Puppetmaster and his wife, advanced humans...