Anthology 2. Luminous [1998, 2010]

by Greg Egan

  Vikram announced the result sadly. ‘No. It’s not possible.’

  Cordelia smiled. ‘That’s all right. I was just curious.’

  Thanks to Caroline Oakley, Anthony Cheetham, John Douglas, Peter Robinson, Kate Messenger, Philip Patterson, Tony Gardner, Russ Galen, David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie, Gardner Dozois, Sheila Williams and Bill Congreve.

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  ‘Transition Dreams’ was first published in Interzone No. 76, October 1993.

  ‘Chaff’ was first published in Interzone No. 78, December 1993.

  ‘Cocoon’ was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 1994.

  ‘Our Lady of Chernobyl’ was first published in Interzone No. 83, May 1994.

  ‘Mitochondrial Eve’ was first published in Interzone No. 92, February 1995.

  ‘Luminous’ was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 1995.

  ‘Mister Volition’ was first published in Interzone No. 100, October 1995.

  ‘Silver Fire’ was first published in Interzone No. 102, December 1995.

  ‘Reasons to be Cheerful’ was first published in Interzone No. 118, April 1997.

  ‘The Planck Dive’ was first published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 1998.