This is a collection of (mostly) new short stories by John Jakes (one story is an adaptation of the magician scene in "Heaven and Hell"). I'm not sure if the work has a socially redeeming value or not, nor do I care. Whatever it is, I enjoyed reading it. Jakes conveys the excitement and suspense of his character's situations to the reader, and leaves him wondering what will happen next. I'd look forward to reading another collection like this if it ever came out.

I haven't read this book, yet, but upon scanning, found it has most of the same stories that 'A Bold Frontier' has. It is large print, which is good.