NEBULA NOMINEE AUTHOR'S BRILLIANT, PROFOUND, ZANY, OFF-THE-WALL SF EXTRAVAGANZA Unclassifiable, brilliant, takes weird to a whole new level Highly recommended -Goodreads 5-star reviewSPECIAL BONUS Reprinted for the first time ever since its original 1973 appearance in the anthology Infinity Five, the first story set in the universe of God-like Men, IN BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.From the My Reader's Block review blog The Platypus of Doom This gigantic, bow-tie-wearing space monster can grant the winner of the great game his or her heart's desire. Sounds great, right. Well, you know the old adage....Be careful what you wish for you just might get it. The great game appears to be ping pong, by the way - The Armadillo of Destruction An immortal creature that feeds off the powerful negative energy of hate. He's often on the lookout for a new energy source--which always ends badly for the source. Leopold Janifer thinks he has found a way to beat the Armadillo's system. Is he rightThe Aardvark o