A Touch of Infinity: Thirteen New Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction

A collection of 13 stunning stories by one of the most celebrated American writers of the 20th century A follow-up to his 1970 science fiction collection, The General Zapped an Angel, Fast's book of 13 new science fiction stories is brisk and engrossing. In "The Hoop," a scientist builds a portal to an unknown destination, which the mayor of New York City hijacks to use as a garbage dump until the location's surprising, and hilarious, revelation. And in "The Egg," set 3,000 years in the future, a research team discovers an egg, something they have never seen before, cryogenically frozen in a nuclear bunker. These 13 stories are bizarre, hilarious, poignant, and sure to entertain.