The book contains twenty-two short stories and novelettes by the author, together with an introduction by
John Scalzi, a bibliography of the author's works by Hines and
Steven H Silver, and an afterword by
Seanan McGuire. The majority of the works were originally published between 1999 and 2012 in the anthologies
Fantastic Companions,
Fantasy Gone Wrong,
Gamer Fantastic, ''A Girl's Guide to Guns and Monsters
, If I Were an Evil Overlord
, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XV, Magic in the Mirrorstone
, Misspelled (anthology)|Misspelled
, The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity
, Strip Mauled
, Sword and Sorceress XXI, Turn the Other Chick
, and Zombiesque
, and the magazines Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Clarkesworld Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and Realms of Fantasy''. ==Contents==