x/t: Three short novels about space, happiness, and immortality In three powerful short novels James Gunn writes of strange dreams and how they end. These stories are the work of a master of science fiction. "Space Is A Lonely Place" concerns man's long-held dream of travelling to another world. "The Joy Ride" is about ultimate happiness and the nature of reality. And "The Immortal" considers whether man is ready to pay the price of immortality. The three short novels, all of them serious by intention, are told with the verve, excitement, and flashes of humor characteristic of James Gunn's fiction.