The 12 stories in this first volume are from Chambers' "zoo expedition" fantasy titles, In Search of the Unknown, and Police!!! The majority involve encounters with strange creatures, from the amphibious gill-man in 'The Harbor-Master' to giant Alaskan minnows in 'The Ladies of the Lake.' The stories are light humorous fantasies, particularly of interest to cryptofiction enthusiasts.
The stories included in this volume are:
- The Harbor-Master
- In Quest of the Dingue
- Is the Ux Extinct?
- The Sphyx
- A Matter of Interest
- The Man at the Next Table
- The Third Eye
- The Immortal
- The Ladies of the Lake
- One Over
- Un Peu d’Amour
- The Eggs of the Silver Moon
