Phoenix In The Ashes: Joan D. Vinge

A collection spanning the realms of times, space and the human mind. The six tales contained herein are: Phoenix In The Ashes - a new hope rises from the ravaged earth; Voices from the Dust: Two scientists are gripped by an alien power and find themselves the helpless puppets of destruction; The Storm King: the potent forces of Earth magic do battle against a monster of the soul's dark night; The Peddler's Apprentice - a perilous quest for arcane knowledge; Psiren - a continuation of the story Psion, the telepath cat who lost the key to his own mind's power; Mother and Child - as human confronts alien, only one bond is strong enough to transcend all differences. Cover art by Susan Collins.