Twelve Science fiction stories from a brilliant and daring writer Howard V. Hendrix showcases the best of his short fiction in this new collection. Many of the stories collected here describe events that have a direct bearing on his first three novels, Lightpaths, Standing Wave, and Better Angels. "The Voice of the Dolphin in Air," "At the Shadow of a Dream," "Singing the Mountain to the Stars," "Chameleon in a Mirror," "Almost Like Air," "The Farm System," and many more are included, and two never-before published novelettes - "The Someday Driver" and "Knocking at the Rainbow Door."