Ballantine Books 1964 From the back cover: Jerome Bixby has published over four hundred stories and written eight teleplays and motion pictures. One of his stories, It's a Good Life has been called by critics "the most terrifying modern fantasy." But Mr. Bixby is not always terrifying. He possesses a happy turn of ribald humor, converting traditional figures of horror into amusing and even charming people whom it is a pleasure to know. His stories are gentle, quixotic, satirical, poignant, prophetic; indeed he displays an empathy for the gamut of human foibles - the mark of a good writer. Ballantine Books is proud to present thw first collection from the works of Jerome Bixby.