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• xi • Foreword: Turning the Cards • essay by Mike Ashley
• xv • Introduction (The World and the Stars) • essay by Chris Butler
• 1 • Mitochondrial Mom • short story by John Frizell
• 14 • Ondralume • (1992) • short story by Tanith Lee
• 28 • Substitutes • (2013) • short story by Colin P. Davies
• 37 • Glittering Spires • (1994) • short story by Elizabeth Counihan
• 62 • From the Point of View of the Dog • (2004) • short story by Daniel Kaysen
• 69 • MS Found in a Kangian Wintercamp • short story by Sue Thomason
• 81 • The Battery Caverns • (2001) • short story by Nigel Brown (variant of Under the Overlight)
• 99 • Dusking • (2009) • short story by Liz Williams
• 110 • Golty's Burrow • short story by Paul Laville
• 134 • Perfect Fit • short story by Deborah Jay
• 149 • Ten Thousand Moons of Howling • (2012) • short story by Gareth Owens [as by Gareth Caradoc Owens]
• 165 • The Disappeared • (2006) • short story by Sarah Singleton
• 177 • The Madness of Pursuit, the Desire of Lonely Hearts • short story by Carmelo Rafala (variant of A Woman of Light and Steel 2014)
• 196 • We Shelter • (2008) • short story by Leigh Kennedy
• 202 • Micro Expressions • (2008) • short story by Stephen Gaskell
• 212 • Filtered • short story by Jenny Davies
• 219 • A Visit to the Unesco World Heritage Site of Évora, Portugal • short story by Alex Robinson
• 226 • Dark • (1991) • short story by Deirdre Counihan
• 244 • The Return of Odysseus • (1995) • short story by Peter T. Garratt
• 263 • The Court of High Renown • (2002) • short story by Cherith Baldry
• 279 • Last Resting Place • short story by Matt Colborn
• 284 • Mayfly • (2006) • short story by Heather Lindsley
• 295 • The Smart Minefield • (2003) • short story by Chris Butler
• 308 • By Starlight • (2009) • short story by Rebecca J. Payne