Essef - Edited by C. J. Cherryh - with a.o.: Cherryh (2x), Fish, Rogow, Asire, Lackey, Morris and Abbey. The politics of religious factions and noble houses in the sprawling, water-logged city of Merovingen grow deadlier in this latest collection of stories set in Cherryh"s shared world of Merovin. Weaving in and out of the title story are stories by Mercedes Lackey, Nancy Asire, Janet Morris, and other regular series contributors. Followers of the adventures of canal boater Altair Jones and her Hightown lover Thomas Mondragon will want this title.