A world seen with new eyes - surrealism, fantasy, profound mystery - the themes of this latest collection of stories from a celebrated science fiction writer. The woman who swats a fly only to discover she has killed a tiny man; the giant hand that snuffs out the sun; the police cop who finds paradise through a hole in the floor; the radio announcement from God.A collection of stories to stimulate and haunt the reader. Stories which contain a deeper meaning beneath an entertaining and often humorous surface. For, above all, they confirm a fundamental belief in humanity and its endurance.