Huge fan of [b:True Names|1280983|True Names|Vernor Vinge|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1224820322s/1280983.jpg|26477427]; just finished reading an earlier collection ([b:True Names... and Other Dangers|321005|True Names... and Other Dangers|Vernor Vinge|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330657262s/321005.jpg|6670362]). This volume contains all of that, minus True Names itself. Stories later expanded to novels are mixed in with true short stories, and it was a fun read.

"Fast Times at Fairmont High" didn't work for me, but I still intend to read the novel ([b:Rainbows End|102439|Rainbows End|Vernor Vinge|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316729149s/102439.jpg|3101132]) at some point. I believe my favorite story from the collection was "Gemstone".