A surrealistic/magic realist nightmare that lasts eight hours and involves this person "you" and the dream incarnations of his cat, Alleymanderous, by turns tormentor but ultimately guru, taking you on a painful but necessary dreamride to the midnight of your soul.

Included also are 31 stories, other "magical realities" from the writer whom Elton Elliott, former editor of The Science Fiction Review, has called " . . . the transformational figure for science fiction."

"A writer of imagination and insight"
—Terry Brooks

"Bruce Taylor's writing is always unexpected, even extraordinary. He certainly earns his title of `Mr. Magic Realism.'"
—Kevin J. Anderson, author of Scattered Suns, Dune novels and other New York Times best-sellers.

"A very gifted writer of short fiction."
—Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation

"As rich and poetic as Bradbury at his finest."
—William F. Nolan, author, Logan's Run