A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream. Provided by publisher.

The ice cream machine (the one with the five-armed robot) -- The ice cream machine (the one with the ice cream eating contest) -- The ice cream machine (the one with the evil ice cream man) -- The ice cream machine (the one with the sorcerer's assistant) -- The ice cream machine (the one with the alien space lab) -- The ice cream machine (the one that hasn't been written yet).