Introduction: where it all began / by James L. Sutter
Guy with the eyes / by Spider Robinson
Fragments of a hologram rose / by William Gibson
Long way back / by Ben Bova
Possible to rue / by Piers Anthony
Craphound / by Cory Doctorow
Highway 61 revisited / by China Miéville
In Pierson's orchestra / by Kim Stanley Robinson
Destroyers / by Greg Bear
Out of phase / by Joe Haldeman
Coldest place / by Larry Niven
Mirrors and burnstone / by Nicola Griffith
Just a hint / by David Brin
Sparkle for Homer / by R.A. Salvatore
Ginungagap / by Michael Swanwick.