This collection of horror, science fiction, fantasy, myths, and fairy tales even contains a parable or two. It includes the Five Star rated short story, Best Lain Plans . Herein there be dragons, pirates, mind thieves, elves and vampires in outer space. Heroes abound, including Thai swordsmen and superpowered humans. In these pages are a murderous or tow, a scorned princess, a planet where the forest can protect itself, and a junkyard where the old automobile parts have new lives as robots with an attitude. Scary, funny, serious, and engaging stories with more than a touch of snarky sarcasm. Enjoy these tales from the stars to archeological digs, from pirate ships to wars in the Middle East, from Jamacia to Greece, from 'once upon a time' to the perils of interplanetary colonization, Roberts' boundless imagination and well-crafted writing provides hours of entertainment.