"The Midas Plague" - In a world where notions of prosperity are turned upside-down, how does one "poor" man cope with marriage to a "wealthy" woman? - This is the most memorable story in the collection. What societal caste would Martians inhabit? "The Day the Martians Came" - Regarding a hotelier near Cape Canaveral on said day. He is disheartened when someone invents a much faster ship. "Father of the Stars" - Elderly, nearly-dead Marchand spent his entire fortune on colony ships, and sent them to the stars. "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" - Something happened to Aunt Nora that was unspeakable. "Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus" - A department store head falls in love with an employee against a backdrop of rampant consumerism. "Day Million" - How much will human beings differ from us in the far, far future? Here is one imagining. "Three Portraits and a Prayer" - About a dying scientist, his doctor, and an evil millionaire. What is going on? - This one is a little bit like the Truman Show, except with a very different and startling twist at the end. The next day he finds the date the same as the one before. "The Tunnel Under the World" - A man wakes up to find everything very different from the way he remembered it the day before. I was completely intrigued by nearly every one of the tales contained in this collection. He handles so many diverse ideas with great skill.
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