The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the editors. •
David Langford: "New Hope for the Dead" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Hannu Rajaniemi: "Deus Ex Homine" (Originally in
Nova Scotia: New Scottish Speculative Fiction, 2005) •
Gardner R. Dozois: "When the Great Days Came" (Originally in
F&SF, 2005) • Daryl Gregory: "Second Person, Present Tense" (Originally in ''
Asimov's'', 2005) •
Justina Robson: "Dreadnought" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Ken MacLeod: "A Case of Consilience" (Originally in
Nova Scotia, 2005) •
Tobias S. Buckell: "Toy Planes" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Neal Asher: "Mason's Rats" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Vonda N. McIntyre: "A Modest Proposal" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Rudy Rucker: "Guadalupe and Hieronymus Bosch" (Originally in
Interzone, 2005) •
Peter F. Hamilton: "The Forever Kitten" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) • Matthew Jarpe: "City of Reason" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Bruce Sterling: "Ivory Tower" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) • Lauren McLaughlin: "Sheila" (Originally in
Interzone, 2005) •
Paul McAuley: "Rats of the System" (Originally in
Constellations, 2005) •
Larissa Lai: "I Love Liver: A Romance" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
James Patrick Kelly: "The Edge of Nowhere" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Ted Chiang: "
What's Expected of Us" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Michael Swanwick: "Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Stephen Baxter: "Lakes of Light" (Originally in
Constellations, 2005) •
Oliver Morton: "The Albian Message" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Bud Sparhawk: "Bright Red Star" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Alaya Dawn Johnson: "Third Day Lights" (Originally in
Interzone, 2005) •
Greg Bear: "Ram Shift Phase 2" (Originally in
Nature, 2005) •
Gregory Benford: "On the Brane" (Originally in
Gateways, 2005) •
R. Garcia y Robertson: "Oxygen Rising" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Adam Roberts: "And Future King..." (Originally in
Postscripts, 2005) •
Alastair Reynolds: "Beyond the Aquila Rift" (Originally in
Constellations, 2005) •
Joe Haldeman: "Angel of Light" (Originally in
Cosmos, 2005) •
Liz Williams: "Ikiryoh" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2005) •
Cory Doctorow: "
I, Robot" (Originally in
The Infinite Matrix, 2005) ==External links==