# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by Andre Norton.

- [The People of the Crater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/the-people-of-the-crater.md): Garin and his companions are rescued by the lizard-folk of Tav, who reveal the history of the Ancient Ones and the Black Ones, setting the stage for the conflict ahead.
- [Through the Blue Haze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/i-through-the-blue-haze.md): Six months after the Peace of Shanghai ends the great war, Captain Garin Featherstone, a jobless war pilot, is recruited by Gregory Farson for an Antarctic expedition to investigate a mysterious blue haze. During the fli
- [II: The Folk of Tav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/ii-the-folk-of-tav.md): Garin awakens injured in his crashed ship and is rescued by the lizard-like Folk of Tav. They heal him with advanced technology and introduce him to their cavern society, where he learns of a prophecy that he must rescue
- [III: Garin Hears of the Black Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/iii-garin-hears-of-the-black-ones.md): Garin learns the Folk's language through a ray-enhanced lesson, discovers their advanced civilization inherited from the Ancient Ones, and hears of the Black Ones' atrocities. He is shown a vision of Thrala, the Daughter
- [IV: The Defeat of the Ancient Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/iv-the-defeat-of-the-ancient-ones.md): The chapter recounts the ancient history of the Ancient Ones, their arrival on Earth, the creation of the Folk and other races, the rise of the Black Ones from forbidden unions, and the prophecy of a sun-haired youth who

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- [Into the Caves of Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/v-into-the-caves-of-darkness.md)
- [VI: Kepta’s Second Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/vi-kepta-s-second-prisoner.md)
- [VII: Kepta's Trap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/vii-kepta-s-trap.md)
- [Escape from the Caves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/viii-escape-from-the-caves.md)
- [Days of Preparation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/ix-days-of-preparation.md)
- [X: Battle and Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/x-battle-and-victory.md)
- [XI: Thrala's Mate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/xi-thrala-s-mate.md)
- [The Gifts of Asti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/the-gifts-of-asti.md)
- [All Cats Are Gray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/all-cats-are-gray.md)

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