Terminal baptism, erotic performance art, and voodoo economics with actual voodoo are just a few of the subjects that James Morrow tackles with humor and sharp criticism in this collection of science fiction stories. Other outlandish tales include John Wayne battling cancer using a highly alternative therapy, a gene for integrity being harvested from the brain of an unwilling donor, and the landing of Christopher Columbus in modern-day Manhattan. Included are the Locus and Nebula Award-nominated novelette Auspicious Eggs and several previously unpublished pieces. Contents Introduction by Michael Swanwick “Auspicious Eggs” “Come Back, Dr. Sarcophagus” “Director’s Cut” “Fucking Justice” “Isabella of Castile Answers Her Mail” “Martyrs of the Upshot Knothole” “The Cat’s Pajamas” “The Eye That Never Blinks” “The Fate of Nations” “The War of the Worldviews” “The Wisdom of the Skin” “The Zombies of Montrose”