This anthology is a feast of thought provoking fiction: thirteen mind bending tales of science fiction and fantasy from authors at the peak of their art including two Hugo award winners. “The girl who was plugged in” by James Tiptree, Jr was awarded the 1974 Hugo Award for best science fiction novella, and “The Ones who walk away from by Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin was awarded the 1974 Hugo Award for best short story. But that’s not all there are tales of alienation, theological wonderings, outright absurdity, and social criticism hiding behind the veil of the fantastic. ( )