I had some trouble getting into this collection of short stories, I remember, starting it and then laying it aside a couple of times. There was something nebulous and unresolved about the worlds being presented that didn't fit with my own needs for clear directions at the time; I found the landscapes and characters well evoked but disturbingly unclear as to significance. (That, of course, is entirely likely to have been the author's intention.) But the last time I tried, the accomplished writing persuaded me into becoming involved in the stories, and I enjoyed each one to the extent that I have given the book four stars.
