Buffalito Buffet — Lawrence M. Schoen

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Schoen is clearly in his element and there's a pleasant preposterousness to the whole thing, like a series of good-natured tall tales... For years, Lawrence M. Schoen has been producing stories about the ever more popular Amazing Conroy and his companion, a buffalito named Reggie. Here we present a collection of those stories, including a new novella, Barry's Tale, which adds to the adventures of the hypnotist-turned-business-owner as he and Reggie travel the known universe, as well as beyond Human Space. Buffalitos are alien creatures that look like miniature bison and can consume anything. Their only waste product is oxygen. Which makes for limitless possibilities.