The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the editors. •
Bruce Sterling: "In Paradise" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) •
Michael Swanwick: "Slow Life" (Originally in
Analog, 2002) •
Eleanor Arnason: "Knapsack Poems" (Originally in ''
Asimov's'', 2002) •
Geoffrey A. Landis: "At Dorado" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2002) •
Robert Reed: "Coelacanths" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) • Ken Wharton: "Flight Correction" (Originally in
Analog, 2002) •
Robert Sheckley: "Shoes" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) •
Charles Sheffield: "
The Diamond Drill" (Originally in
Analog, 2002) •
Ursula K. Le Guin: "The Seasons of the Ansarac" (Originally in
The Infinite Matrix, 2002) •
Richard Chwedyk: "A Few Kind Words for A. E. Van Vogt" (Originally in
Tales of the Unanticipated, 2002) •
Charles Stross: "Halo" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2002) •
Terry Bisson: "I Saw the Light" (Originally in
Sci Fiction, 2002) •
A. M. Dellamonica: "A Slow Day at the Gallery" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2002) •
Paul Di Filippo: "Ailoura" (Originally in
Once Upon a Galaxy, 2002) • J. R. Dunn: "The Names of All the Spirits" (Originally in
Sci Fiction, 2002) •
Carol Emshwiller: "Grandma" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) •
Neal Asher: "Snow in the Desert" (Originally in
Spectrum SF, 2002) •
Greg Egan: "
Singleton" (Originally in
Interzone, 2002) • Robert Onopa: "Geropods" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) •
Jack Williamson: "Afterlife" (Originally in
F&SF, 2002) •
Gene Wolfe: "Shields of Mars" (Originally in
Mars Probes, 2002) •
Nancy Kress: "Patent Infringement" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2002) •
Michael Moorcock: "Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel" (Originally in
Mars Probes, 2002) ==External links==