Passing on • [Stations of the Nightmare • 4] • novelette by Philip José Farmer To Promote the General Welfare • [History of Rustum] • novelette by Poul Anderson Caravans Unlimited: Monitor • [Caravans • 4] • novelette by Chad Oliver The Armageddon Tapes - Tape IV • [The Armageddon Tapes • 4] • short story by Thomas N. Scortia Killashandra - Coda and Finale • [Crystal Singer (Continuum Serial) • 4] • novelette by Anne McCaffrey Thag • [Gene Wolfe Continuum Series • 4] • short story by Gene Wolfe Mam Sola's House • [Tales of a Darkening World] • novelette by Edgar Pangborn Making the Connections • [The Night of the Storm • 4] • short story by Barry N. Malzberg

Introduction (Continuum 1) • essay by Roger Elwood The Two-Edged Gift • [Stations of the Nightmare • 1] • novelette by Philip José Farmer? My Own, My Native Land • [History of Rustum] • novelette by Poul Anderson Shaka! • [Caravans • 1] • novelette by Chad Oliver The Armageddon Tapes - Tape I • [The Armageddon Tapes • 1] • short story by Thomas N. Scortia Prelude to a Crystal Song • [Crystal Singer (Continuum Serial) • 1] • novelette by Anne McCaffrey The Dark of the June • [Gene Wolfe Continuum Series • 1] • short story by Gene Wolfe The Children's Crusade • [Tales of a Darkening World] • novelette by Edgar Pangborn The Night of the Storm • [The Night of the Storm • 1] • novelette by Dean R. Koontz

Introduction (Continuum 3) • essay by Roger Elwood The Evolution of Paul Eyre • [Stations of the Nightmare • 3] • novelette by Philip José Farmer A Fair Exchange • [History of Rustum] • novelette by Poul Anderson The Middle Man • [Caravans • 3] • novelette by Chad Oliver The Armageddon Tapes - Tape III • [The Armageddon Tapes • 3] • novelette by Thomas N. Scortia Milekey Mountain • [Crystal Singer (Continuum Serial) • 3] • novelette by Anne McCaffrey From the Notebook of Doctor Stein • [Gene Wolfe Continuum Series • 3] • short story by Gene Wolfe The Witches of Nupal • [Tales of a Darkening World] • novelette by Edgar Pangborn Darkness of Day • [The Night of the Storm • 3] • short story by Pamela Sargent and George Zebrowski

It can be said of Man that wherever he goes, he brings trouble with him. And after he leaves, his place of visitation is never the same again. Is Man capable of influencing a specific environment for the better, or is he doomed to ruining whatever he touches, as has been true from Eden onward? Will he continue to do the same as he journeys outward to the stars? The three stories in this triad explore the theme of Man and what he leaves in his wake. Each is entirely different from the others. Walter Moudy's "The Search for Man" can be called a traditional kind of science fiction short novel, traditional but engrossing. His anti-hero conducts a search for the Anti-Man in a compassionate parable. R. A. Lafferty's "From the Thunder Colt's Mouth" is a delightful tale, once again not in the least bit stylistically related to the others, but grafted to them by their common theme. People and animals are mostly papier-mache or Styrofoam. History is remembered through a valuable tome entitled "The History of Cook County in the Early Days," plus a memo to the effect that the Black Sea has disappeared because it never was. Gene Wolfe's "Tracking Song" is the most sentimental of the three short novels in the book. Wolfe depicts a grim yet beautiful silent world of snow, where life is lived on enormous sleighs. Warm and evocative, it is a dazzling work by one of the most important authors in science fiction.

Introduction (Continuum 2) • essay by Roger Elwood The Startouched • [Stations of the Nightmare • 2] • novelette by Philip José Farmer Passing the Love of Women • [History of Rustum] • novelette by Poul Anderson Caravans Unlimited: Stability • [Caravans • 2] • novelette by Chad Oliver The Armageddon Tapes - Tape II • [The Armageddon Tapes • 2] • novelette by Thomas N. Scortia Killashandra - Crystal Singer • [Crystal Singer (Continuum Serial) • 2] • novelette by Anne McCaffrey The Death of Hyle • [Gene Wolfe Continuum Series • 2] • short story by Gene Wolfe The Legend of Hombas • [Tales of a Darkening World] • novelette by Edgar Pangborn The Fire Fountain • [The Night of the Storm • 2] • novelette by Gail Kimberly