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A collection of 15 short stories.

Contents (possible spoilers)

• Cinderella Switch
Who is the intriguing guest at the Fomalhaut ball? And what is the secret of her fascinating hi-tech costume?
• If Madam Likes You ....
"Carmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three."
• The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Pern series)
Aramina, a 'holdless' child, can 'hear' the dragons as they talk to each other, and warn of Threadfall. This makes her valuable to various unsavoury characters.
• Velvet Fields
Humans colonising a seemingly deserted planet learn to their cost that the natives are still present, waiting to mature.
• Euterpe on a Fling
The live audience give an opera singer a standing ovation; the radio audience disagrees.
• Duty Calls (Brain & Brawn)
Brainship Bil Hansing and new Brawn B'ghra Hrrunalkharr, a Hrruban, camouflage themselves to gather vital information from an informant.
• A Sleeping Humpty Dumpty Beauty
Surgeon Bardie performs a brilliant operation on wounded pilot Roger O'Hara to save his life. But then he won't wake up.
• The Mandalay Cure
A shipload of war-weary soldiers desperately require some R&R before their next battle.
• A Flock of Geese
Chloe controls the cave, the only safe haven during the devastating time storms.
• A Quiet One
Peri desperately wants to ride a real horse. The only way is to try for a job at the Working Farm.
• Zulei, Grace, Nimshi, and the Damnyankees
A plantation slave uses her powers to save her owners during the American Civil War.
• Habit is an Old Horse
Knock stands in his paddock, wondering why his mistress no longer visits him.
• Lady in Waiting
Recently widowed Sally discovers that the old chest in the box room contains a surprise.
• The Bones Do Lie
Vale slowly comes to realise that Chloe has her own plans for him.
• So, You're Anne McCaffrey
Some biographical information and anecdotes
• The Greatest Love
Peter Kellogg's wife, Cecily, can't have children. So his twin sister Patricia agrees to be a host mother. But Cecily's mother is surprisingly hostile to the procedure.

A great new book of fifteen stories from Anne McCaffrey, including one new tale from Pern. Accompanied by 24 interior sketches and drawings by Michael Whelan.