Collected here are twenty-one of Roger Zelazny’s brilliant short stories chosen from throughout his career. The two longest stories, “Home is the Hangman” and "Unicorn Variation,” both won the coveted Hugo Award. Chess playing unicorns, Time travel, alternate realities, evil sentient cars, jealous computers, enterprising dragons, and space exploration are just a few of the subjects Zelazny explores in this exceptional collection.

“An explosion of style and personality unique in science fiction, Zelazny is a law unto himself, driving over and through the conventional forms of science fiction....” – Speculative Bulletin