The Downstairs Room and Other Speculative Fiction

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN...? An all-powerful killing machine is equipped with a human brain on the brink of madness? A group of apes are injected with human intelligence and build their own strange empire? A child with an other-worldly intellect is locked in mortal combat with his down-to-earth father? A hand-picked space team convenes at a countdown that can mean the start of a new era--or the end of mankind? You'll find out when you enter-- THE DOWNSTAIRS ROOM Fourteen dazzling tales of science fiction and fantasy... "Kate Wilhelm comes into her own with this collection." [Kirkus Service] CONTENTS 1. Unbirthday Party (1968) 2. Baby, You Were Great (1967) 3. When the Moon Was Red (1960) 4. Sirloin and White Wine (1968) 5. Perchance to Dream (1968) 6. How Many Miles to Babylon? (1968) 7. The Downstairs Room (1968) 8. Countdown (1968) 9. The Plausible Improbable (1968) 10. The Feel of Desperation (1964) 11. A Time to Keep (1962) 12. The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1968) 13. The Planners (1968) 14. Windsong (1968)