David Gerrold burst onto the science fiction scene in the late sixties with more Hugo and Nebula nominations than any other writer had ever received at the beginning of his career. His first collection of stories, *With a Finger in My I* , showcased his remarkable range. The jewel in that collection was In the Deadlands, a bizarre and disturbing journey into a landscape of madness—not so much a story as a sculpture made of words. Nominated for the Nebula award for best novelette of the year, In the Deadlands has been out of print for 40 years. This new collection contains all the stories from *With a Finger in My I* , plus four other works written in the same period, with revealing notes from the author.