“Steamgothic,” by Sean McMullen. Copyright © 2012 by Interzone. First published in Interzone 241. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns,” by Elizabeth Bear. Copyright © 2012 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, January 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Macy Minnot’s Last Christmas on Dione, Ring Racing, Fiddler’s Green, The Potter’s Garden,” by Paul McAuley. Copyright © 2012 by Paul McAuley. First published in Edge of Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Twenty Lights to ‘The Land of Snow,’” by Michael Bishop. Copyright © 2012 by Michael Bishop. First published in Going Interstellar (Baen), edited by Les Johnson and Jack McDevitt. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Astrophilia,” by Carrie Vaughn. Copyright © 2012 by Carrie Vaughn. First published electronically on Clarkesworld, July 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“What Did Tessimond Tell You?” by Adam Roberts. Copyright © 2012 by Adam Roberts. First published electronically in Solaris Rising 1.5 (Solaris), edited by Ian Whates. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Old Paint,” by Megan Lindholm. Copyright © 2012 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Chitai Heiki Koronbin,” by David Moles. Copyright © 2012 by David Moles. First published in The Future is Japanese (Haikasoru), edited by Nick Mamatas and Masumi Washington. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Katabasis,” by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2012 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Water Thief,” by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright © 2012 by Alastair Reynolds. First published electronically in Arc 1.1. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Nightside on Callisto,” by Linda Nagata. Copyright © 2012 by Linda Nagata. First published electronically on Lightspeed, May 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Under the Eaves,” by Lavie Tidhar. Copyright © 2012 by Lavie Tidhar. First published in Robots: The Recent A.I. (Prime), edited by Rich Horton and Sean Wallace. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Sudden, Broken, and Unexpected,” by Steven Popkes. Copyright © 2012 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, December 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Fireborn,” by Robert Charles Wilson. Copyright © 2012 by Robert Charles Wilson. First appeared in Rip-Off! (Audible), edited by Gardner Dozois. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Ruminations in an Alien Tongue,” by Vandana Singh. Copyright © 2012 by Vandana Singh. First published electronically on Lightspeed, April, 2012. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Tyche and the Ants,” by Hannu Rajaniemi. Copyright © 2012 by Hannu Rajaniemi. First published in Edge of Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Wreck of the ‘Charles Dexter Ward,’” by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear. First presented on Drabblecast 2012.
“Invisible Men,” by Christopher Barzak. Copyright © 2012 by Christopher Barzak. First published electronically on Eclipse Online, December. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Ship’s Brother,” by Aliette de Bodard. Copyright © 2012 by Interzone. First published in Interzone 241. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Eater-of-Bone,” by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2012 by Robert Reed. First published in Eater-of-Bone and Other Stories (PS Publishing), by Robert Reed. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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