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 (Cat 1.5); Mother and Child: as human confronts alien, only one bond is strong enough to transcend all differences.