The readers and reviewers who loved my other anthologies, making it possible for me to do more. And last, but certainly not least: a big thanks to all of the authors who appear in this anthology.
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"Pop Squad" by Paolo Bacigalupi. © 2006 by Paolo Bacigalupi. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Resistance" by Tobias S. Buckell. © 2008 by Tobias S. Buckell. Originally published in Seeds of Change. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Geriatric Ward" by Orson Scott Card. © 2008 by Orson Scott Card. Originally published in Keeper of Dreams. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Of a Sweet Slow Dance in the Wake of Temporary Dogs" by Adam-Troy Castro. © 2003 by Adam-Troy Castro. Originally published in Imaginings. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Things That Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away" by Cory Doctorow. © 2008 by CorDoc-Co, Ltd UK. Originally published in Tor.com. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"‘Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison. © 1965 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1993 by the Kilimanjaro Corporation. Reprinted by arrangement with, and permission of, the Author and the Author's agent, Richard Curtis Associates, Inc., New York. All rights reserved. Harlan Ellison is a registered trademark of the Kilimanjaro Corporation.
"Pervert" by Charles Coleman Finlay. © 2004 by Charles Coleman Finlay. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"From Homogenous to Honey" by Neil Gaiman & Bryan Talbot. © 1988 by Neil Gaiman & Bryan Talbot. Originally published in A. A. R. G. H.!. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Red Card" by S. L. Gilbow. © 2007 by S. L. Gilbow. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Ten With a Flag" by Joseph Paul Haines. © 2006 by Joseph Paul Haines. Originally published in Interzone. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Peter Skilling" by Alex Irvine. © 2004 by Alex Irvine. Originally published in Salon.com. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. © 1948 by Shirley Jackson. Originally published in The New Yorker. Reprinted by permission of the author's agent.
"Civilization" by Vylar Kaftan. © 2007 by Vylar Kaftan. Originally published in Glorifying Terrorism. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Pearl Diver" by Caitlín R. Kiernan. © 2006 by Caitlín R. Kiernan. Originally published in Futureshocks. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Independence Day" by Sarah Langan. © 2009 by Sarah Langan. Originally published in Darkness on the Edge. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas," © 1973, 2001 by Ursula K. Le Guin; first appeared in New Dimensions 3; from The Wind's Twelve Quarters; reprinted by permission of the Author and the Author's agents, the Virginia Kidd Agency, Inc.
"Just Do It" by Heather Lindsley. © 2006 by Heather Lindsley. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"For Further Reading" by Ross E. Lockhart. © 2011 Ross E. Lockhart. Original to this volume.
"Jordan's Waterhammer" by Joe Mastroianni. © 1999 by Joe Mastroianni. Originally published in Realms of Fantasy. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Auspicious Eggs" by James Morrow. © 2000 by James Morrow. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Evidence of Love in a Case of Abandonment" by M. Rickert. © 2008 by M. Rickert. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Lunatics" by Kim Stanley Robinson. © 1988 by Kim Stanley Robinson. Originally published in Terry's Universe. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Dead Space for the Unexpected" by Geoff Ryman. © 1994 by Geoff Ryman. Originally published in Interzone. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"O Happy Day!" by Geoff Ryman. © 1994 by Geoff Ryman. Originally published in Interzone: the 1st Anthology. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Caught in the Organ Draft" by Robert Silverberg. © 1972 by Robert Silverberg. Originally published in And Now Walk Gently through the Fire and Other Science Fiction Stories. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Arties Aren't Stupid" by Jeremiah Tolbert. © 2008 by Jeremiah Tolbert. Originally published in Seeds of Change. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Is this Your Day to Join the Revolution?" by Genevieve Valentine. © 2009 by Genevieve Valentine. Originally published in Futurismic. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"Amaryllis" by Carrie Vaughn. © 2010 by Carrie Vaughn. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
"The Funeral" by Kate Wilhelm; copyright © 1972 by Kate Wilhelm. Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.
"Sacrament" by Matt Williamson. © 2009 by Matt Williamson. Originally published in Barrellhouse. Reprinted by permission of the author.
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ABOUT THE EDITOR
John Joseph Adams (www.johnjosephadams.com) is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as Wastelands, The Living Dead (a World Fantasy Award finalist), Seeds of Change, By Blood We Live, Federations, and The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Barnes & Noble.com named him "the reigning king of the anthology world," and his books have been named to numerous best of the year lists. His most recent books are The Living Dead 2 and The Way of the Wizard. Future projects include The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination and The Book of Cthulhu.
John is also the fiction editor of the online science fiction magazine Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com). Prior to taking on that role, he worked for nearly nine years in the editorial department at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
He is currently the co-host of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast on io9.com, and has published hundreds of interviews and other pieces of non-fiction.