<p><strong>A COLLECTION OF THE FINEST SHORT FICTION BY AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING AUTHOR&nbsp;KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO</strong></p><p>For more than twenty years, Keith R.A. DeCandido has told stories in a variety of universes and genres. Now, some of his finest short fiction from across those two decades are gathered here, plus some new, never-before-published tales of wonder, including a brand-new fantastical police procedural featuring the Cliff&#39;s End Castle Guard and a brand-new urban fantasy set in Key West, Florida featuring Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet, both written especially for this collection!</p><p>From the urban grittiness of &ldquo;The Ballad of Big Charlie&rdquo; to the space opera of &ldquo;The Stone of the First High Pontiff.&rdquo; From the modern-day thriller of &ldquo;-30-&rdquo; to the lighthearted cats-and-dogs-and-squirrels romp of &ldquo;Sunday in the Park with Spot.&rdquo; From a murder mystery in a high fantasy setting in &ldquo;Partners in Crime&rdquo; to a murder mystery in a modern publishing setting in &ldquo;Editorial Interference.&rdquo; From a tale of New York City occupied by magical creatures in &ldquo;Under the King&rsquo;s Bridge&rdquo; to a story of Key West filled with Norse gods in &ldquo;Seven-Mile Race.&rdquo; Plus the short-shorts &ldquo;A Vampire and a Vampire Hunter Walk Into a Bar,&rdquo; &ldquo;Wild Bill Got Shot,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Behold a White Tricycle.&rdquo;</p>