A delightful collection of Lois McMaster Bujold’s early stories, and a comprehensive Introduction by this New York Times bestselling author. Bujold’s "work remains among the most enjoyable and rewarding in contemporary SF” – Publishers Weekly Contains "Barter", which was first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine, March/April 1985. "Garage Sale", which was first published in American Fantasy, Spring 1987. "The Hole Truth", first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986. "Dreamweaver's Dilemma", first published in Dreamweaver's Dilemma, 1995. "Aftermaths" (epilogue to Shards of Honor), which first appeared in Far Frontiers, Vol. V, Spring 1986.