Collects three science fiction works into one volume. The lovers: Hal Yarrow visits the planet Ozagen, where he falls in love with a humanoid alien female whose alcoholism he tries to cure without realizing that alcohol prevents pregnancy. Flesh: A starship captain lands on a forgotten planet colonized centuries ago by believers in ancient pagan rituals. Unless he can escape, he will be made part of a fertility rite which would conclude with his very unpleasant death. Strange relations: Five novelettes telling of strange encounters between man and alien.