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ALSO BY GARDNER DOZOIS
ANTHOLOGIES
A DAY IN THE LIFE
ANOTHER WORLD
BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF THE YEAR #6–10
THE BEST OF ISAAC ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE
TIME-TRAVELERS FROM ISAAC ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE
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RIPPER! (with Susan Casper)
MODERN CLASSIC SHORT NOVELS OF SCIENCE FICTION
MODERN CLASSICS OF FANTASY
KILLING ME SOFTLY
DYING FOR IT
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EXPLORERS
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THE PEACEMAKER
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NONFICTION
THE FICTION OF JAMES TIPTREE, JR.
about the author
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Contents
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
PERMISSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SUMMATION: 2015
THE FALLS: A LUNA STORY • Ian McDonald
THREE CUPS OF GRIEF, BY STARLIGHT • Aliette de Bodard
RUINS • Eleanor Arnason
ANOTHER WORD FOR WORLD • Ann Leckie
MESHED • Rich Larson
EMERGENCE • Gwyneth Jones
GYPSY • Carter Scholz
THE ASTRAKHAN, THE HOMBURG, AND THE RED RED COAT • Chaz Brenchley
THE MUSES OF SHUYEDAN-18 • Indrapramit Das
BANNERLESS • Carrie Vaughn
THE AUDIENCE • Sean McMullen
RATES OF CHANGE • James S. A. Corey
CALVED • Sam J. Miller
BOTANICA VENERIS: THIRTEEN PAPERCUTS BY IDA COUNTESS RATHAGAN • Ian McDonald
CONSOLATION • John Kessel
THE CHILDREN OF GAL • Allen M. Steele
TODAY I AM PAUL • Martin L. Shoemaker
CITY OF ASH • Paolo Bacigalupi
TRAPPING THE PLEISTECENE • James Sarafin
MACHINE LEARNING • Nancy Kress
INHUMAN GARBAGE • Kristine Kathryn Rusch
PLANET OF FEAR • Paul J. McAuley
IT TAKES MORE MUSCLES TO FROWN • Ned Beauman
THE DAUGHTERS OF JOHN DEMETRIUS • Joe Pitkin
SILENCE LIKE DIAMONDS • John Barnes
BILLY TUMULT • Nick Harkaway
HELLO, HELLO; CAN YOU HEAR ME, HELLO • Seanan McGuire
CAPITALISM IN THE 22ND CENTURY OR A.I.R • Geoff Ryman
ICE • Rich Larson
THE FIRST GATE OF LOGIC • Benjamin Rosenbaum
IN PANIC TOWN, ON THE BACKWARD MOON • Michael F. Flynn
THE THREE RESURRECTIONS OF JESSICA CHURCHILL • Kelly Robson
NO PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU, MY LOVE • Nick Wolven
THE GAME OF SMASH AND RECOVERY • Kelly Link
A STOPPED CLOCK • Madeline Ashby
THE CITADEL OF WEEPING PEARLS • Aliette de Bodard
HONORABLE MENTIONS: 2015
ALSO BY GARDNER DOZOIS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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