Bova, B. Introduction.--Ender's game.--Kingsmeat.--Deep breathing exercises.--Closing the timelid.--I put my blue genes on.--Eumenides in the fourth floor lavatory.--Mortal gods.--Quietus.--The monkeys thought 'twas all in fun.--The porcelain salamander.--Unaccompanied sonata.--Afterword: On origins.