Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 10 • Foreword (The Gods Perspire: The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Two) • essay by Ken Rand
• 14 • Introduction (The Gods Perspire: The Collected Short Fiction, Volume Two) • essay by Dean Wesley Smith
• 17 • Doubles • (1992) • short story by Ken Rand
• 18 • The Nine Billion Names of Arthur C. Clarke • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 20 • The Gods Perspire • (1997) • short story by Ken Rand
• 30 • Bridge Over Troubled Waters • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 35 • With Forked Tongue • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 42 • The Brass Bottle • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 54 • The Waiting Game • (1999) • short story by Ken Rand
• 61 • Murphy's Luck • (2004) • short story by Ken Rand
• 66 • The Bell of Santa Ysobel • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 71 • The Adventures of Afterlife Al, the Dead Detective • short story by Ken Rand
• 83 • Don't Touch • (2008) • short story by Ken Rand
• 85 • Read Directions Carefully • (1997) • short story by Ken Rand
• 86 • Side Effects • short story by Ken Rand
• 93 • An ICBM for Stephanie • short story by Ken Rand
• 99 • How I Saved Elvis' Butt—and Freddie's Too • (1998) • short story by Ken Rand
• 105 • The Geezers • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 114 • Good Neighbors • (2001) • short story by Ken Rand
• 122 • The Thing in Eddie Draper's Backyard • short story by Ken Rand
• 126 • A Tail • short story by Ken Rand
• 132 • Good Vibrations • short story by Ken Rand
• 143 • Hide and Seek • (1995) • short story by Ken Rand
• 148 • Rise Above It All • (1997) • short story by Ken Rand
• 153 • As We Know It • (1998) • short story by Ken Rand
• 167 • Acing Anthro 201 • short story by Ken Rand
• 176 • Snowflakes, One by One • (1997) • short story by Ken Rand
• 184 • Scratch, at the Door • (1996) • short story by Ken Rand
• 204 • To See Clearly • (1995) • short story by Ken Rand
• 213 • Plan 9 from Planet Hollywood • (2007) • short story by Ken Rand
• 219 • Patient Are the Scavengers • short story by Ken Rand
• 224 • Charlie's in the Bottle • (2002) • short story by Ken Rand
• 231 • Queen o' the Dragons • (2000) • short story by Ken Rand
• 241 • The Problem with Mermaids • (2000) • short story by Ken Rand
• 252 • The Grim Reaper Drops By • (2001) • short story by Ken Rand
• 260 • A Spider Poor Cowboy Rapt and Wide Lemon • (2000) • short story by Ken Rand
• 269 • The Vampire Who Doted On His Chicken • (2006) • short story by Ken Rand
• 275 • Mr. Gibber Saves the Day • (2006) • short story by Ken Rand
• 286 • The Clockwork Sheriff • (2002) • short story by Ken Rand
• 297 • Calamity Djinn • (2006) • short story by Ken Rand