The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the editor. •
Paul J. McAuley: "Reef" (First published in
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science, 2000) •
David Brin: "Reality Check" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
Robert Silverberg: "The Millennium Express" (First published in
Playboy, 2000) •
Tananarive Due: "Patient Zero" (First published in
F&SF, 2000) •
Ken MacLeod: "The Oort Cloud" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
M. Shayne Bell: "The Thing About Benny" (First published in
Vanishing Acts, 2000) •
Brian Stableford: "The Last Supper" (First published in
Science Fiction Age, 2000) •
Joan Slonczewski: "Tuberculosis Bacteria Join UN" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
Howard Waldrop: "Our Mortal Span" (First published in
Black Heart, Ivory Bones, 2000) •
David Langford: "Different Kinds of Darkness" (First published in
F&SF, 2000) •
Norman Spinrad: "New Ice Age, or Just Cold Feet?" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
Stephen Dedman: "The Devotee" (First published in
Eidolon (Australian magazine), 2000) •
Chris Beckett: "The Marriage of Sky and Sea" (First published in
Interzone, 2000) •
John M. Ford: "In the Days of the Comet" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
Ursula K. Le Guin: "The Birthday of the World" (First published in
F&SF, 2000) •
Greg Egan: "Oracle" (First published in ''
Asimov's'', 2000) •
Nancy Kress: "To Cuddle Amy" (First published in ''Asimov's'', 2000) •
Brian W. Aldiss: "Steppenpferd" (First published in
F&SF, 2000) •
Stephen Baxter: "Sheena 5" (First published in
Analog, 2000) •
Darrell Schweitzer: "The Fire Eggs" (First published in
Interzone, 2000) •
Robert Sheckley: "The New Horla" (First published in
F&SF, 2000) •
Dan Simmons: "Madame Bovary, ''C'est Moi
" (First published in Nature'', 2000) •
Robert Reed: "Grandma's Jumpman" (First published in
Century, 2000) •
Chris Dexter Ward: "Bordeaux Mixture" (First published in
Nature, 2000) •
Robert Charles Wilson: "The Dryad's Wedding" (First published in
Star Colonies, 2000) •
Michael F. Flynn: "Built Upon the Sands of Time" (First published in
Analog, 2000) •
Ted Chiang: "
Seventy-Two Letters" (First published in
Vanishing Acts, 2000) == External links ==