Publisher's Synopsis
You are invited to a ball given by Lord Semichastny at his estate on Delbalso.
Be prepared for:
- The Great Trog Chase, a marvel of bureaucratic befuddlement compounded by the appearance of an imposter rivaling Torve himself for Troggish charm, though not unpredictability;
- The winders of Peelgrunt at Xenakis' Centre (the only place on Delbalso even mentioned by Wu and Fabricant);
- A family of bourgeois con-artists keeping up appearances as interstellar rug salesmen;
- The first intimations of the Universal Pantograph;
- The Last Christian; and
- The Monist Association's Xochitl Sodality Night (who says middle-aged men are too old for green hats with feathers?), culminating in a citywide game of Wonders and Marvels well worth donning a mask to attend!
