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• 4 • Introduction (Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction) • essay by Fred Patten
• 11 • A Note from the Publisher (Best in Show) • essay by Jeff Eddy [as by J. L. Eddy]
• 12 • Foreword (Best in Show, Section One) • essay by Kyell Gold [as by Tim Susman]
• 15 • To the Magic Born • (1995) • short story by Brian W. Antoine
• 30 • Foxy Lady • (1992) • short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• 41 • The Color of Rain • (2000) • short story by Gene Breshears
• 57 • Crucible • (2000) • short story by Kim Liu
• 70 • How George Miles Almost Saved the World • (1991) • short story by Watts Martin
• 81 • Canis Major • (2001) • short story by Michael H. Payne
• 95 • A Snapshot from Fayetteville • (1993) • short story by Mick Collins
• 109 • Wings • (1997) • short story by Todd G. Sutherland
• 129 • Respect the Sea • (2001) • short story by Jeff Eddy
• 138 • The Boar Goes North • (1990) • short story by Matt Posner
• 152 • Foreword (Best in Show, Section Two) • essay by Gene Breshears
• 155 • Port in a Storm • (1989) • short story by Robert K. Carspecken
• 176 • Rosettes and Ribbons • (2000) • novelette by Dave Bryant and M. C. A. Hogarth [as by M. C. A. Hogarth]
• 207 • Painted Memories • (1994) • short story by Conrad Wong
• 222 • Recruiting • (2001) • short story by Elizabeth McCoy
• 235 • Rat's Reputation • (1989) • short story by Michael H. Payne
• 246 • Whimper's Law • (1991) • short story by Craig Hilton
• 260 • Beneath the Crystal Sea • (2001) • novelette by Brock Hoagland
• 284 • Secret Weapon • (2000) • short story by Allen Kitchen
• 292 • Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred • (1995) • novelette by Chas. P. A. Melville
• 317 • Messenger • (1998) • short story by Mel. White
• 322 • Castlefail • (1996) • short story by Jefferson P. Swycaffer
• 339 • Repas du Vivant • (1993) • short story by Axel Shaikman
• 350 • Foreword (Best in Show, Section Three) • essay by Phil Geusz
• 352 • Graduation Day • (1999) • novelette by Phil Geusz
• 387 • Top of the Mountain • (1999) • novelette by Ben Goodridge
• 409 • Find the Beautiful • (1997) • short story by Kyell Gold [as by Tim Susman]
• 423 • Little Monster • (1999) • short story by Tom Turrittin
• 437 • Afterword: Furry History and Lit 101: Introduction and Bibliography • essay by Fred Patten