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«Turing's Apples», by Stephen Baxter. Copyright © 2008 by Stephen Baxter. First published in Eclipse Two (Night Shade), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«From Babel's Falln Glory We Fled», by Michael Swanwick. Copyright © 2008 by Stephen Baxter. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Gambler», by Paolo Bacigalupi. Copyright © 2008 by Paolo Bacigalupi. First published in Fast Fomwd 2 (Pyr.), edited by Lou Anders. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Boojum», by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monett. Copyright © 2008 by by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monett. First published in Fast Ships, Black Sails (Night Shade), edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Reprinted by permission of the authors.

«The Six Directions of Space», by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright © 2008 by Alastair Reynolds. First published in Galactic Empires (Science Fiction Book Club), edited by Gardner Dozois. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«N‑Words», by Ted Kosmatka. Copyright © 2008 by Ted Kosmatka. First published in Seeds of Change (Prime), edited by J.J. Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«An Eligible Boy», by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2008 by Ian McDonald. First published in Fast Forward 2 (Pyr.), edited by Lou Anders. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Shining Armour», by Dominic Green. Copyright © 2008 by Dominic Green. First published in The Solaris Book of Science Fiction: Volume Two (Solaris), edited by George Mann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Hero», by Karl Schroeder. Copyright © 2008 by Karl Schroeder. First published in Eclipse Two (Night Shade), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Evil Pobot Monkey», by Mary Robinette Kowal. Copyright © 2008 by Mary Robinette Kowal. First published in The Solaris Book of Science Fiction: Volume Two (Solaris), edited by George Mann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Five Thrillers», by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Sky That Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black», by Jay Lake. Copyright © 2008 by Jay Lake. First published in electronically online in Clarkeworld, March 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Incomes», by Paul McAuley. Copyright © 2008 by Paul McAuley. First published in The Starry Rift (Viking), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Crystal Nights», by Greg Egan. Copyright © 2008 by Greg Egan. First published in Interzone, April 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Egg Man», by Mary Rosenblum. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«His Master's Voice», by Hannu Rajaniemi. Copyright © 2008 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, October 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Political Prisoner», by Charles Coleman Finlay. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Balansing Accounts», by James L. Cambias. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Spesial Economics», by Maureen McHugh. Copyright © 2008 by Maureen McHugh. First published in The Dell Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Del Ray). Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Days of Wonder», by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Voyage Out», by Gwyneth Jones. Copyright © 2008 by Gwyneth Jones. First published in Periphery: Exotic Lesbian Futures (Lethe Press), edited by Lynn Jamneck. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm», by Daryl Georgy. Copyright © 2008 by Daryl Georgy. First published in Eclipse Two (Night Shade), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«G‑Men», by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Copyright © 2008 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. First published in Sideways in Crime (Solaris), edited by Lou Anders. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Erdmann Nexus», by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Old Friends», by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2008 by Garth Nix. First published in Dreaming Again (Eos), edited by Jack Dann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Ray‑Gunb: A Love Story», by James Alan Gardner. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Lester Young and the Jupiter's Moons' Blues», byGord Sellar. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Butterfly, Falling at Dawn», by Aliette de Bodard. Copyright © 2008 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, December 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Tear», by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2008 by Ian McDonald. First published in Galactic Empires (Science Fiction Book Club), edited by Gardner Dozois. Reprinted by permission of the author.