Included in this volume:INTRODUCTION, Rich Horton (Editor)DARK INTEGERS, Greg EganA PLAIN TALE FROM OUR HILLS, Bruce SterAN EYE FOR AN EYE, Charles Coleman FinlayALWAYS, Karen Joy FowlerAN OCEAN IS A SNOWFLAKE, FOUR BILLION MILES AWAY, John BarnesVIRUS CHANGES SKIN, Ekaterina SediaWIKIWORLD, Paul Di FilippoARTIFICE AND INTELLIGENCE, Tim PrattJESUS CHRIST, REANIMATOR, Ken MacLeodNIGHT CALLS, Robert ReedEVERYONE BLEEDS THROUGH, Jack SkillingsteadART OF WAR, Nancy KressTHREE DAYS OF RAIN, Holly PhillipsBRAIN RAID, Alexander JablokovFOR SOLO CELLO, OP. 12, Mary Robinette KowalPERFECT VIOLET, Will McIntoshVECTORING, Geoffrey LandisTHE SKYSAILOR’S TALE, Michael Swanwick