ðə bˈʊk ɪz ɐ fˈɪksˈʌp, bˈeɪst ˌɔn tˈuː pɹˈiːviəsli ʌnpˈʌblɪʃt stˈoːɹiz—"dˈɔːn ʌv flˈeɪm" ænd "ðə blˈæk flˈeɪm"—wˌɪtʃ wˈaɪnbaʊm mˈɑːɹkɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə sˈɛl, bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ.
The book is a fix-up, based on two previously unpublished stories—"Dawn of Flame" and "The Black Flame"—which Weinbaum marketed, but was unable to sell, before his death.