Contents (view Concise Listing)

• ix • Introduction (Standard Candles) • (1996) • essay by Charles Sheffield
• 1 • Standard Candles • (1994) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 17 • Tidal Effects • (1985) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 23 • Translations from the Colosian • (1984) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 39 • Black to Move • (1982) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 46 • The Fort Moxie Branch • (1988) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 59 • Promises to Keep • [Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins] • (1984) • novelette by Jack McDevitt
• 78 • Gus • (1991) • novelette by Jack McDevitt
• 99 • To Hell with the Stars • (1987) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 104 • Ellie • (1995) • novelette by Jack McDevitt
• 123 • The Jersey Rifle • (1988) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 136 • Cruising Through Deuteronomy • (1995) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 140 • Tyger • (1991) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 147 • Auld Lang Boom • (1992) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 158 • Dutchman • [Alex Benedict] • (1987) • novelette by Jack McDevitt
• 179 • Cryptic • (1983) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 195 • Time Travelers Never Die • [Time Travelers Never Die] • (1996) • novella by Jack McDevitt