The definitive collection of Sladek's uncollected work put together by his friend, fellow writer and critic David Langford who also writes a 9 page introduction. Includes all the solo stories - science fiction, detective puzzles, mainstream, "non-fact" pieces --- as well as poems, playlets, pseudonymous fiction, all the short collaborations with Thomas M. Disch (including three never previously published) and some witty autobiographical essays. Sladek, was as good a writer of satire as Vonnegut, and without the Vonnegut mannerisms. Unfortunately he never received the appropriate credit, except from a small following of devoted readers.