First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and seven short stories. Featured are The Metaphysical Gun by Wayne Wightman (novelet), The Wandering Lute by Marion Zimmer Bradley (novelet), Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth's Core by George Alec Effinger (short story), Memories of Gwynneth by Jennifer Black (short story), We Call Them Flowers by Lynn Marron (short story), Me and My Shadow by Larry Eisenberg (short story), Lo, How an Oak E'er Blooming by Suzette Haden Elgin (short story), Observations on Sirenian Singing by Jerrie W Hurd (short story) and The Road King by Russell Griffin (short story). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.