Contains:
Empire Dreams (Ground Control to Major Tom) • novelette by Ian McDonald (aka Empire Dreams 1985 )
Scenes from a Shadowplay • (1985) • shortstory by Ian McDonald
Christian • (1984) • novelette by Ian McDonald
King of Morning, Queen of Day • (1988) • novelette by Ian McDonald
The Catharine Wheel (Our Lady of Tharsis) • (1984) • novelette by Ian McDonald
Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh • novelette by Ian McDonald
The Island of the Dead • shortstory by Ian McDonald
Radio Marrakech • shortstory by Ian McDonald
Visits to Remarkable Cities • shortstory by Ian McDonald
Vivaldi • novelette by Ian McDonald