Over the past decade, M. Shayne Bell has published a body of short fiction that ranges from ghostly fantasy to the cold steel of hard science. This collection pulls together seventeen of Bell's best stories, including: 7Hugo Award Finalist "Mrs. Lincoln's China, " in which an old woman tries to save pieces of presidential china during a riot in Washington, D.C.Nicholas Bakalar, Ph.D. is a writer and book editor. He is the author or co-author of more than 10 books, including AIDS and Mental Illness Nicholas Bakalar, Ph.D. is a writer and book editor. He is the author or co-author of more than 10 books, including AIDS and Mental Illness7"Lock Down, " about Marion Anderson's one concert in Salt Lake City, and what happened and what could have happened.7 "The Thing about Benny, " in which an ABBA devotee searches cubicles in office buildings for plants extinct in the wild--finding cures to disease in the process.7"How We Play the Game in Salt Lake, " about a man dying of AIDS who finds magic--and a way t help people who need help--even at the end of life.7 "Balance Due, " in which a man is cryogenically preserved--and brought back 40