This shared world anthology contains "Festival Moon", by C.J. Cherryh; "First Night Cruise" by Leslie Fish; "Two Gentlemen of the Trade" by Robert Lynn Asprin; "Cat's Tale" by Nancy Asire; "Deathangel" by Mercedes R. Lackey; "Sword Play" by Janet and Chris Morris; "First-Bath" by Lynn Abbey; and "Night Action" by Chris Morris. The appendices, in addition to the usual maps and songs, include Lackey's essays on Merovingen ecology: "Practical Merovingen Aquatic Ecology 101, or, 'What's to Eat?'" and "Practical Merovingen Aquatic Ecology 102, or, 'What's Eating You?'"