In the far future, when interstellar travel and trade with alien races is commonplace, will they still tell ghost stories? In Tales from the Rift, Colson Metter, a human trader and seven aliens are led by a shape shifting bartender in a contest relating tales of the supernatural for the prize of prizes. As each contestant tells stories set in their own alien societies,, Metter hunts for a way to cheat the competition. For to him this is more than a contest: losing could mean his life!