As bluetyson says, it's a story about faery abductions. A Heinleinian Rational Man figures out what is going on. (There's somewhat more going on, but I don't want to spoil the story). I'm not fond of this story, mainly I think due to incorrect expectations. I cut my teeth on the Faeries in T.H. White's The Once and Future King, and I expected this to be a similar experience. It wasn't. Not the story's fault. Tim likes it and feels the rational intervention into Faerie makes it unusual. ( )