Stories of humans metamorphosing into something else - from vampires to aliens to animals - fill modern fantasy and science fiction. Now a modern master of fantastic literature has collected together ten captivating pieces from his modern and ancient menagerie: 'Changelings,' 'Coming to Terms with the Great Plague,' 'Inside Out,' 'After the Stone Age,' 'The Oracle,' 'The Tour,' 'Victims,' 'The Serpent,' 'Tread Softly,' and 'Degrees of Separation.'