The Steel Orb

This anthology is one volume from C.J.S. Hayward's collected works. It includes an offbeat chain letter parody a no less whimsical work (although more serious) in which a Church Father comments on a postmodern trend a solemn farewell to a holiday a look at all spirituality boiling down to two basic rules a relatively long short story that looks at what exactly can be good about a life filled with pain a paean of praise about the glory of the Creator reflected in the Creation a dialogue exploring whether exactly time is what a watch measures and then two closing connected stories. One is a science fiction short story and the other a fantasy novella but they have much in common.