Year's Best SF 10

Welcome to amazing worlds that could be — and, perhaps, sooner than you have ever dared to imagine.

New tales from:

Gregory Benford

Terry Bisson

James Patrick Kelly

Pamela Sargent

Jack McDevitt

Gene Wolfe

and more.

Contents

xi * Introduction (Year's Best SF 10) * (2005) * essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell

1 * Sergeant Chip * (2004) * novella by Bradley Denton

53 * The First Commandment * (2004) * shortstory by Gregory Benford

69 * Burning Day * (2003) * novelette by Glenn Grant

111 * Scout's Honor * (2004) * shortstory by Terry Bisson

128 * Venus Flowers at Night * (2004) * novella by Pamela Sargent

169 * Pulp Cover * (2004) * shortstory by Gene Wolfe

182 * The Algorithms for Love * (2004) * shortstory by Ken Liu (variant of Algorithms for Love)

199 * Glinky * (2004) * shortstory by Ray Vukcevich

219 * The Red City * (2004) * novelette by Janeen Webb

253 * Act of God * (2004) * shortstory by Jack McDevitt

265 * Wealth * (2004) * shortstory by Robert Reed

279 * Mastermindless * [Henghis Hapthorn] * (2004) * novelette by Matthew Hughes

304 * Time, as It Evaporates. . . * (2004) * shortstory by Jean-Claude Dunyach (variant of Le Temps, en s'evaporant 1986)

323 * The Battle of York * (2004) * novelette by James Stoddard

347 * Loosestrife * (2004) * shortstory by Liz Williams

360 * The Dark Side of Town * (2004) * shortstory by James Patrick Kelly

377 * Invisible Kingdoms * [Silurian Tales] * (2004) * shortstory by Steven Utley

390 * The Cascade * (2004) * shortstory by Sean McMullen

409 * Pervert * (2004) * shortstory by Charles Coleman Finlay

422 * The Risk-Taking Gene as Expressed in Some Asian Subjects * (2004) * novelette by Steve Tomasula

453 * Strood * (2004) * shortstory by Neal Asher

469 * The Eckener Alternative * (2004) * shortstory by James L. Cambias

479 * Savant Songs * (2004) * shortstory by Brenda Cooper