This fourth volume in the Chrysalis series of all-original science fiction stories once again presents the very best writing by recognized masters of the art, established professionals and brilliant newcomers. You can trust Chrysalis 4 to tell you ten good stories.

WHEN DARK DESCENDS by Charles L. Grant and Thomas F. Monteleone
THE WORD by Gregory Long
ST. POLEANDER'S EVE by R. A. Lafferty
WIRES by Karl Hansen
LOCAL CHAMP by Spider Robinson
FUGITIVE COLORS by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
NEAR OF KIN by Octavia E. Butler
VIBRATIONS by Robert Thurston
EUMENIDES IN THE FOURTH-FLOOR LAVATORY by Orson Scott Card
GOOD NIGHT, THOU CHILD OF MY HEART by Alan Ryan