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“Breathmoss,” by Ian R. MacLeod. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agent, Susan Ann Protter.

“The Most Famous Little Girl in the World,” by Nancy Kress. Copyright 2002 by SCIFI.COM. First published electronically on SCI FICTION, May 8, 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Passenger,” by Paul J. McAuley. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Political Officer,” by Charles Coleman Finlay. Copyright 2002 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Lambing Season,” by Molly Gloss. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Coelacanths,” by Robert Reed. Copyright 2002 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Presence,” by Maureen F. McHugh. Copyright 2002 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Halo,” by Charles Stross. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“In Paradise,” by Bruce Sterling. Copyright 2002 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars,” by Ian McDonald. Copyright 2002 by Ian McDonald. First published in Mars Probes (DAW), edited by Peter Crowther. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Stories For Men,” by John Kessel. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“To Become a Warrior,” by Chris Beckett. Copyright 2002 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, June/July 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Clear Blue Seas of Luna,” by Gregory Benford. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“V.A.O.,” by Geoff Ryman. Copyright 2002 by Geoff Ryman. First published as a chapbook, V.A.O. (PS Publishing). Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Winters Are Hard,” by Steven Popkes. Copyright 2002 by SCIFI.COM. First published electronically on SCI FICTION, November 13, 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“At the Money,” by Richard Wadholm. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Agent Provocateur,” by Alexander Irvine. Copyright 2002 by Alexander Irvine. First published electronically on Strange Horizons, April 1, 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Singleton,” by Greg Egan. Copyright 2002 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, February 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Slow Life,” by Michael Swanwick. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Flock of Birds,” by James Van Pelt. Copyright 2002 by SCIFI.COM. First published electronically in SCI FICTION, August 28, 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Potter of Bones,” by Eleanor Arnason. Copyright 2002 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author and her agents, The Virginia Kidd Literary Agency.

“The Whisper of Disks,” by John Meaney. Copyright 2002 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, October 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Hotel at Harlan’s Landing,” by Kage Baker. Copyright 2002 by Kage Baker. First published in Black Projects, White Knights (Golden Gryphon). Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agents, the Virginia Kidd Literary Agency.

“The Millennium Party,” by Walter Jon Williams. Copyright 2002 by Walter Jon Williams. First published electronically on The Infinite Matrix, May 8, 2002. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Turquoise Days,” by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright 2002 by Alastair Reynolds. First published as a chapbook, Turquoise Days (Golden Gryphon). Reprinted by permission of the author.