 The tales themselves are discussed in the articles devoted to each individual volume.A number of the Nevèrÿon stories are novella (or short-novel) length, including the seventh tale, "The Tale of Fog and Granite" (1984); the ninth tale and the first novel-length treatment of AIDS from a major U.S. publisher, "The Tale of Plagues and Carnivals” (1984); the tenth tale, "The Game of Time and Pain" (1985); and the eleventh, "The Tale of Rumor and Desire" (1987).The sixth story, "Neveryóna, or