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• Introduction (Year's Best SF 10) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell
• Sergeant Chip • (2004) • novella by Bradley Denton
• The First Commandment • (2004) • short story by Gregory Benford
• Burning Day • (2003) • novelette by Glenn Grant
• Scout's Honor • (2004) • short story by Terry Bisson
• Venus Flowers at Night • (2004) • novella by Pamela Sargent
• Pulp Cover • (2004) • short story by Gene Wolfe
• The Algorithms for Love • (2004) • short story by Ken Liu
• Glinky • (2004) • short story by Ray Vukcevich
• The Red City • (2004) • novelette by Janeen Webb
• Act of God • (2004) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• Wealth • (2004) • short story by Robert Reed
• Mastermindless • [Henghis Hapthorn] • (2004) • novelette by Matthew Hughes
• Time, As It Evaporates... • (2004) • short story by Jean-Claude Dunyach (trans. of
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• The Battle of York • (2004) • novelette by James Stoddard
• Loosestrife • (2004) • short story by Liz Williams
• The Dark Side of Town • (2004) • short story by James Patrick Kelly
• Invisible Kingdoms • [Silurian Tales] • (2004) • short story by Steven Utley
• The Cascade • (2004) • short story by Sean McMullen
• Pervert • (2004) • short story by Charles Coleman Finlay
• The Risk-Taking Gene As Expressed in Some Asian Subjects • (2004) • novelette by Steve Tomasula
• Strood • (2004) • short story by Neal Asher
• The Eckener Alternative • (2004) • short story by James L. Cambias
• Savant Songs • (2004) • short story by Brenda Cooper