In a career that began in 1959 and continued until his death in 2002, R. A. Lafferty wrote well over 200 short stories. This is the first volume in a series collecting all of R. A. Lafferty’s short fiction. Stories included range from well-known works such as “Narrow Valley” to more obscure pieces such as “The Man Who Made Models.” Each volume features close to 100,000 words of fiction, an afterword by series editor John Pelan, and a guest introduction by a notable author in the field of fantastic fiction. This first volume includes an introduction by Michael Swanwick, an afterword by John Pelan, and photographs of R. A. Lafferty.