In an interplanetary system there is an empire formed of worlds inhabited by by alien beings with decidedly original characteristics: flying creatures that never settle, attracted by the depths of the sea.; a species that moves at ultra-high speed; creatures convinced they are the only one of their kind, alone in the world they inhabit; species whose senses are limited exclusively to touch; beings amazingly similar to Earth people; trees with very highly developed intelligence. Science fiction? Falco tells us that "e;these are stories with a specially built-in mechanism to help us dream, learning in this way to guide our dreams. We only need to read them before going to sleep"e;. And in any case, they remind us that the Earth is a just small planet on the very edge of a galaxy..