With his Heinlein-influenced, solidly scientific, warmly human stories, Spider Robinson has won every major award that the science fiction field has to offer. "User Friendly" is a new solid chunk of Spider's universe that is both "reader" friendly and "sales" friendly. .

Complete for the first time?the Hugo and Nebula winning saga of alien contact. Years before, Shara Drummond had left Earth to pursue her dream of dancing. And in weightless space, she had created an art form that is to dance as three dimensions are to two. Now, another dancer of genius, Rain McLeod faces the end of her career as her body fails her. She must follow Shara into space in hopes of becoming a Stardancer.

Returning from a walk missing parts of her memory, June Bellamy, accompanied by her partner Paul, find themselves on the run from insidious superhumans who can edit their memories.

Karen is plugged into the electrical socket, experiencing indescribable pleasures of the mind, when a burglar breaks in and unplugs her, saving her from suicide by ecstasy, and now Karen is determined to stop the selling of the wireheading equipment to save everyone from global mind control.