Collects the best science fiction of the twenty-first century thus far, featuring contributions from such authors as Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts.
"The new science fiction writers of the new century"--Jacket
Contents:
Infinities / Vandana Singh Rogue farm / Charles Stross The gambler / Paolo Bacigalupi Strood / Neal Asher Eros, Philia, Agape Rachel Swirsky The tale of the Wicked / John Scalzi Bread and bombs / M. Rickert The waters of Meribah / Tony Ballantyne Tk'tk'tk / David D. Levine The nearest thing / Genevieve Valentine Erosion / Ian Creasey The calculus plague / Marissa Lingen One of our bastards is missing / Paul Cornell Tideline / Elizabeth Bear Finisterra / David Moles Evil robot monkey / Mary Robinette Kowal The education of Junior Number 12 / Madeline Ashby Toy planes / Tobias S. Buckell The algorithms for love / Ken Liu The albian message / Oliver Morton To hie from Far Cilenia / Karl Schroeder Savant songs / Brenda Cooper Ikiryoh / Liz Williams The prophet of Flores / Ted Kosmatka How to become a Mars overlord / Catherynne M. Valente Second person, present tense / Daryl Gregory Third day lights / Alaya Dawn Johnson Balancing accounts / James L. Cambias A vector alphabet of interstellar travel / Yoon Ha Lee His master's voice / Hannu Rajaniemi Plotters and shooters / Kage Baker The island / Peter Watts Escape to other worlds with science fiction / Jo Walton Chicken Little / Cory Doctorow
