A collection of ten stories with settings ranging from foreign worlds to a tiny fishing village in Greece. Delany, as always, writes lyrically and with a great graciousness and clarity. The stories included are: The Star Pit, Dog in a Fisherman's Net, Corona, Aye And Gomorrah, Driftglass, We In Some Strange Power's Employ, Move On A Rigorous Line, Cage of Brass, High Weir, Time Considered As A Helix of Semi-Precious Stones, Night and the Loves of Joe Dicostanzo.