The stories were first published from 1966 to 2001, and the book contains all of Vinge's published short stories from that period except "True Names" and "Grimm's Story".
Cerita-ceritanya pertama kali diterbitkan dari 1966 sampai 2001, dan buku tersebut berisi seluruh cerpen terbitan Virge dari periode tersebut kecuali "True Names" dan "Grimm's Story".