SUMMARY:
Once again, the year's finest flights of speculative imagination are gathered in one extraordinary volume, compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell. From some of the most renowned visionaries of contemporary SF -- as well as new writers who are already making an indelible mark -- comes an all-new compendium of unparalleled tales of the possible that will enthrall, astonish, terrify, and elate. Stories of strange worlds and mind-boggling futures, of awesome discoveries and apocalyptic disasters, of universes light years distant and deep within the human consciousness, are collected here as SF's brightest lights shine more radiantly than ever before.
* Nancy Kress: "Computer Virus" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)
* Terry Bisson: "Charlie's Angels" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001)
* Richard Chwedyk: "The Measure of All Things" (First published in F&SF, 2000)
* Simon Ings: "Russian Vine" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001)
* Michael Swanwick: "Under's Game" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001)
* Brian W. Aldiss: "A Matter of Mathematics" (First published in Supertoys Last All Summer Long, 2001)
* Edward M. Lerner: "Creative Destruction" (First published in Analog, 2001)
* David Morrell: "Resurrection" (First published in Redshift, 2001)
* James Morrow: "The Cat's Pajamas" (First published in F&SF, 2001)
* Michael Swanwick: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)
* Ursula K. Le Guin: "The Building" (First published in Redshift, 2001)
* Stephen Baxter: "Gray Earth" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)
* Terry Dowling: "The Lagan Fishers" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001)
* Thomas M. Disch: "In Xanadu" (First published in Redshift, 2001)
* Lisa Goldstein: "The Go-Between" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)
* Gene Wolfe: "Viewpoint" (First published in Redshift, 2001)
* Gregory Benford: "Anomalies" (First published in Redshift, 2001)
* Alastair Reynolds: "Glacial" (First published in Spectrum SF, 2001)
* James Patrick Kelly: "Undone" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)
Description:
SUMMARY: Once again, the year's finest flights of speculative imagination are gathered in one extraordinary volume, compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell. From some of the most renowned visionaries of contemporary SF -- as well as new writers who are already making an indelible mark -- comes an all-new compendium of unparalleled tales of the possible that will enthrall, astonish, terrify, and elate. Stories of strange worlds and mind-boggling futures, of awesome discoveries and apocalyptic disasters, of universes light years distant and deep within the human consciousness, are collected here as SF's brightest lights shine more radiantly than ever before. * Nancy Kress: "Computer Virus" (First published in Asimov's, 2001) * Terry Bisson: "Charlie's Angels" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001) * Richard Chwedyk: "The Measure of All Things" (First published in F&SF, 2000) * Simon Ings: "Russian Vine" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001) * Michael Swanwick: "Under's Game" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001) * Brian W. Aldiss: "A Matter of Mathematics" (First published in Supertoys Last All Summer Long, 2001) * Edward M. Lerner: "Creative Destruction" (First published in Analog, 2001) * David Morrell: "Resurrection" (First published in Redshift, 2001) * James Morrow: "The Cat's Pajamas" (First published in F&SF, 2001) * Michael Swanwick: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" (First published in Asimov's, 2001) * Ursula K. Le Guin: "The Building" (First published in Redshift, 2001) * Stephen Baxter: "Gray Earth" (First published in Asimov's, 2001) * Terry Dowling: "The Lagan Fishers" (First published in Sci Fiction, 2001) * Thomas M. Disch: "In Xanadu" (First published in Redshift, 2001) * Lisa Goldstein: "The Go-Between" (First published in Asimov's, 2001) * Gene Wolfe: "Viewpoint" (First published in Redshift, 2001) * Gregory Benford: "Anomalies" (First published in Redshift, 2001) * Alastair Reynolds: "Glacial" (First published in Spectrum SF, 2001) * James Patrick Kelly: "Undone" (First published in Asimov's, 2001)