Nine superb tales of men caught in extraordinary circumstances — told by Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Damon Knight, and other master storytellers.

Introduction by Terry Carr
The Star by Arthur C. Clarke
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
The Year of the Jackpot by Robert A. Heinlein
The Man with English by H. L. Gold
In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras
Not With a Bang by Damon Knight
Love Called This Thing by Avram Davidson and Laura Goforth
The Weapon by Fredric Brown
What's It Like Out There? by Edmond Hamilton