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• xi • Introduction (Year's Best SF 10) • (2005) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell
• 1 • Sergeant Chip • (2004) • novella by Bradley Denton
• 53 • The First Commandment • (2004) • short story by Gregory Benford
• 69 • Burning Day • (2003) • novelette by Glenn Grant
• 111 • Scout's Honor • (2004) • short story by Terry Bisson
• 128 • Venus Flowers at Night • (2004) • novella by Pamela Sargent
• 169 • Pulp Cover • (2004) • short story by Gene Wolfe
• 182 • The Algorithms for Love • (2004) • short story by Ken Liu
• 199 • Glinky • (2004) • short story by Ray Vukcevich
• 219 • The Red City • (2004) • novelette by Janeen Webb
• 253 • Act of God • (2004) • short story by Jack McDevitt
• 265 • Wealth • (2004) • short story by Robert Reed
• 279 • Mastermindless • [Henghis Hapthorn] • (2004) • novelette by Matthew Hughes
• 304 • Time, As It Evaporates... • (2004) • short story by Jean-Claude Dunyach (trans. of
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• 323 • The Battle of York • (2004) • novelette by James Stoddard
• 347 • Loosestrife • (2004) • short story by Liz Williams
• 360 • The Dark Side of Town • (2004) • short story by James Patrick Kelly
• 377 • Invisible Kingdoms • [Silurian Tales] • (2004) • short story by Steven Utley
• 390 • The Cascade • (2004) • short story by Sean McMullen
• 409 • Pervert • (2004) • short story by Charles Coleman Finlay
• 422 • The Risk-Taking Gene As Expressed in Some Asian Subjects • (2004) • novelette by Steve Tomasula
• 453 • Strood • (2004) • short story by Neal Asher
• 469 • The Eckener Alternative • (2004) • short story by James L. Cambias
• 479 • Savant Songs • (2004) • short story by Brenda Cooper