“Laika’s Ghost,” by Karl Schroeder. Copyright © 2011 by Karl Schroeder. First published in Engineering Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Dala Horse,” by Michael Swanwick. Copyright © 2011 by Michael Swanwick. First published electronically at Tor.com, July 13. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Way It Works Out and All,” by Peter S. Beagle. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Ice Owl,” by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Copenhagen Interpretation,” by Paul Cornell. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Invasion of Venus,” by Stephen Baxter. Copyright © 2011 by Stephen Baxter. First published in Engineering Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Digging,” by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2011 by Ian McDonald. First published in Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier (Viking), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Ascension Day,” by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright © 2011 by Alastair Reynolds. First published in Voices from the Past (Kindle), edited by Lee Harris. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“After the Apocalypse,” by Maureen F. McHugh. Copyright © 2011 by Maureen F. McHugh. First published in After the Apocalypse (Small Beer Press), Maureen McHugh. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Silently and Very Fast,” by Catherynne M. Valente. Copyright © 2011 by Catherynne M. Valente. First published in Silently and Very Fast (WSFS Press), by Catherynne M. Valente. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Long Way Home,” by Jay Lake. Copyright © 2011 by Jay Lake. First published electronically at Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Incredible Exploding Man,” by Dave Hutchinson. Copyright © 2011 by Dave Hutchinson. First published in Solaris Rising (Solaris), edited by Ian Whates. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“What We Found,” by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September/October 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Response from EST17,” by Tom Purdom. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Cold Step Beyond,” by Ian R. MacLeod. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A Militant Peace,” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell. Copyright © 2011 by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell. First published electronically at Clarkesworld, November 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Ants of Flanders,” by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Vicar of Mars,” by Gwyneth Jones. Copyright © 2011 by Gwyneth Jones. First published in Eclipse Four (Night Shade Books), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Smell of Orange Groves,” by Lavie Tidhar. Copyright © 2011 by Lavie Tidhar. First published electronically at Clarkesworld, November 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Iron Shirts,” by Michael F. Flynn. Copyright © 2011 by Michael F. Flynn. First published electronically at Tor.com, May 4. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Cody,” by Pat Cadigan. Copyright © 2011 by Pat Cadigan. First published in TRSF, the special all-fiction edition of MIT’s Technology Review, edited by Stephen Cass. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I’ll Not Be Back Again,” by Michael Swanwick. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, August 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Ghostweight,” by Yoon Ha Lee. Copyright © 2011 by Yoon Ha Lee. First published electronically at Clarkesworld, January 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Digital Rites,” by Jim Hawkins. Copyright © 2011 by Jim Hawkins. Copyright © 2011 by Interzone. First published in Interzone 237. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Boneless One,” by Alec Nevala-Lee. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact, November 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Dying Young,” by Peter M. Ball. Copyright © 2011 by Peter M. Ball. First published in Eclipse Four (Night Shade Books), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Canterbury Hollow,” by Chris Lawson. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Vorkuta Event,” by Ken MacLeod. Copyright © 2011 by Ken MacLeod. First published in The New and Perfect Man: Postscripts 24/25 (PS Publishing), edited by Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers.
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist,” by Kij Johnson. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Summation: 2011
THE CHOICE, Paul McAuley
A SOLDIER OF THE CITY, David Moles
THE BEANCOUNTER’S CAT, Damien Broderick
DOLLY, Elizabeth Bear
MARTIAN HEART, John Barnes
EARTH HOUR, Ken MacLeod
LAIKA’S GHOST, Karl Schroeder
THE DALA HORSE, Michael Swanwick
THE WAY IT WORKS OUT AND ALL, Peter S. Beagle
THE ICE OWL, Carolyn Ives Gilman
THE COPENHAGEN INTERPRETATION, Paul Cornell
THE INVASION OF VENUS, Stephen Baxter
DIGGING, Ian McDonald
ASCENSION DAY, Alastair Reynolds
AFTER THE APOCALYPSE, Maureen F. McHugh
SILENTLY AND VERY FAST, Catherynne M. Valente
A LONG WAY HOME, Jay Lake
THE INCREDIBLE EXPLODING MAN, Dave Hutchinson
WHAT WE FOUND, Geoff Ryman
A RESPONSE FROM EST17, Tom Purdom
THE COLD STEP BEYOND, Ian R. MacLeod
A MILITANT PEACE, David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell
THE ANTS OF FLANDERS, Robert Reed
THE VICAR OF MARS, Gwyneth Jones
THE SMELL OF ORANGE GROVES, Lavie Tidhar
THE IRON SHIRTS, Michael F. Flynn
CODY, Pat Cadigan
FOR I HAVE LAIN ME DOWN ON THE STONE OF LONELINESS AND I’LL NOT BE BACK AGAIN, Michael Swanwick
GHOSTWEIGHT, Yoon Ha Lee
DIGITAL RITES, Jim Hawkins
THE BONELESS ONE, Alec Nevala-Lee
DYING YOUNG, Peter M. Ball
CANTERBURY HOLLOW, Chris Lawson
THE VORKUTA EVENT, Ken MacLeod
Honorable Mentions
Acknowledgments
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