A collection of classic science fiction stories: 'Sole Solution' (E.F. Russell), 'Lot' (W. Moore), 'The Short-short Story of Mankind' (J. Steinbeck), 'Skirmish' (C. Simak), 'Poor Little Warrior!' (B.W. Aldiss), 'Grandpa' (J.H. Schmitz), 'The Half Pair' (A. B. Chandler), 'Command Performance' (W.M. Miller), 'Nightfall' (I. Asimov), 'The Snowball Effect' (K. Maclean), 'The End of Summer' (A. Budrys) and 'Track 12' (J.G. Ballard).