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“Jonas and the Fox,” by Rich Larson. Copyright © 2016 by Rich Larson. First published electronically on Clarkesworld, May 2016. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“KIT: Some Assembly Required,” by Kathe Koja and Carter Scholz. Copyright © 2016 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, August 2016. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“Winter Timeshare,” by Ray Nayler. Copyright © 2017 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, January/February 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“My English Name,” by R. S. Benedict. Copyright © 2017 by R. S. Benedict. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May/June 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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First Edition: February 2019