Eleven chilling tales, including the author's introductions and afterword comments, provoke the dreaded dark side of the reader's imagination. 5 • Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory • (1979) • novelette by Orson Scott Card (variant of Eumenides in the Fourth-Floor Lavatory) 26 • Quietus • (1979) • short story by Orson Scott Card 44 • Deep Breathing Exercises • (1979) • short story by Orson Scott Card (variant of Deep-Breathing Exercises) 54 • Fat Farm • (1980) • short story by Orson Scott Card 69 • Closing the Timelid • (1979) • short story by Orson Scott Card 87 • Freeway Games • (1979) • short story by Orson Scott Card 103 • A Sepulchre of Songs • (1981) • novelette by Orson Scott Card (variant of A Sepulcher of Songs) 134 • Prior Restraint • (1986) • short story by Orson Scott Card 149 • The Changed Man and the King of Words • (1982) • novelette by Orson Scott Card 191 • Memories of My Head • (1990) • short story by Orson Scott Card 200 • Lost Boys • (1989) • short story by Orson Scott Card 225 • Afterword (The Changed Man) • essay by Orson Scott Card (variant of Afterword (Book 1: The Hanged Man, Tales of Dread) 1990)

This second volume of Orson Scott Card's five-volume anthology of short stories features seven tales exploring possible future scenarios for the human race. A fascistic government's capital punishment extends beyond death. Intellectually superior aliens from a doomed world choose Earth's dogs as their new vessels. Not-quite-human beings on an Earth wasted by biological warfare continuously fight an enemy which has long been annihilated. These and other possible fates may be discovered in this collection, which includes: "A Thousand Details" "Clap Hands and Sing" "Dogwalker" "But We Try Not to Act Like It" "I Put My Blue Genes On" "In the Doghouse" "The Originist".

This final volume of Orson Scott Card's five-volume anthology of short works features the "hidden stories," including his first published piece, some tales about Mormon family life and other stylistic departures, and several stories that were later developed into acclaimed novels such as Ender's Game, Songmaster, Invasive Procedures, and the Tales of Alvin Maker series. Watch Card craft a paranoid thriller, a spoof of "serious" contemporary literature, an epic narrative poem, and much more. Card includes background commentaries for each story in his afterwords. Stories include: Ender's Game; Mikal's Songbird; Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow; Malpractice; Follower; Hitching; Damn Fine Novel; Billy's Box; The Best Family Home Evening Ever; Bicicleta; I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry; and Gert Fram.