Songs of Stars and Shadows — George R.R. Martin

A FEAST OF LEGENDS TO SAVOR-- SOME WITH A SHUDDER, SOME WITH A SMILE

Deadly spiders big as pumpkins consume victims who scream with joy ...
The saga of a man who lives alone on his own planet ...
Adrian Colmer, Master Probe, takes on a client who claims to be the subject of telepathic torment ...
An all-too-possible revolution in the United States, post-1984 ...
How Jupiter got its thirteenth moon ...
And other astonishing tales, including "And Seven Times Never Kill Man," nominated for the Hugo Award.