I, Alien

An all-original collection of twenty-seven stories by some of today's most inventive authors about alien encounters with humans-from the aliens' perspective.

Contents

1 • Introduction (I, Alien) • essay by Mike Resnick3 • Diary of a Galactic Émigré • shortstory by Laura Resnick11 • The Injustice Collector • novelette by Kristine Kathryn Rusch39 • Creature for Hire • shortstory by Paul E. Martens51 • Pedagogy • shortstory by Michael A. Burstein63 • The Last Wave • shortstory by Kay Kenyon73 • The Eagle Has Landed • shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer81 • Correspondence with a Breeder • shortstory by Janis Ian93 • Resident Alien • shortstory by Barbara Delaplace109 • Xenoforming Earth • shortstory by Tom Gerencer125 • The Skeptic • shortstory by Jennifer Roberson129 • Natural Selection • shortstory by Laura Frankos139 • Aortic Insubordination • shortstory by Batya Swift Yasgur and Barry N. Malzberg151 • Harvesting • shortstory by Nina Kiriki Hoffman157 • What Must Be • shortstory by Josepha Sherman165 • And I Will Sing a Lullaby • shortstory by Paul Crilley173 • Aquarius • shortstory by Susan R. Matthews187 • First Contract • shortstory by Linda J. Dunn201 • Anakoinosis • shortstory by Tobias S. Buckell219 • Threshold • shortstory by Terry McGarry229 • Nobodies • shortstory by Adrienne Gormley241 • The Loaves and the Fishes • shortstory by John DeChancie251 • Alien Ground • shortstory by Anthony R. Lewis265 • Hi, Colonic • shortstory by Harry Turtledove275 • Acts • shortstory by William Sanders285 • Life Happens • shortstory by Ralph Roberts295 • You • shortstory by Stephen Leigh301 • Me • shortstory by Mike Resnick