What Strange Stars and Skies

A creature from space who watched too many American TV programs... A backwoods man who spoke an unearthly language... And the most singular events which occurred in the hovel on the alley off of Eye Street... You'll read about all of them, and many more, in this fascinating collection of stories by Hugo Award-winner Avram Davidson, one of the most original and accomplished writers of modern-day science fiction. CONTENTS Introduction by Avram Davidson 1. What Strange Stars and Skies (1963) 2. The Bounty Hunter (1958) 3. The Ogre (1959) 4. Fair Trade (1960) 5. Love Called This Thing (1959, z/Laura Goforth) 6. Faed-Out (1963) 7. The Lineaments of Gratified Desire (1963, vt Price of a Charm) 8. The Teeth of Despair (1961, z/Sidney Klein) 9. Jury-Rig (1957) 10. Miss Buttermouth (1962) 11. Where Do You Live, Queen Esther? (1961) 12. Mr. Stilwell's Stage (1957) 13. The Unknown Law (1964) 14. The Singular Events Which Occurred in the Hovel on the Alley Off of Eye Street (1962) * Cover art by Jack Gaughan