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• viii • Introduction (Year's Best Fantasy 5) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell
• 1 • The Dragons of Summer Gulch • (2004) • novelette by Robert Reed
• 33 • Miss Emily Gray • (2004) • short story by Theodora Goss
• 47 • The Baum Plan for Financial Independence • (2004) • short story by John Kessel
• 64 • Lizzy Lou • (2004) • short story by Barbara Robson
• 69 • The End of the World as We Know It • (2004) • short story by Dale Bailey
• 89 • Leaving His Cares Behind Him • [Anvil of the World Universe] • (2004) • novelette by Kage Baker
• 122 • The Problem of Susan • (2004) • short story by Neil Gaiman
• 132 • Stella's Transformation • (2004) • short story by Kim Westwood
• 144 • Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely • (2004) • short story by David D. Levine
• 154 • Pat Moore • (2004) • novelette by Tim Powers
• 190 • Perpetua • (2004) • short story by Kit Reed
• 203 • Quarry • [World of The Innkeeper's Song] • (2004) • novelette by Peter S. Beagle
• 243 • Diva's Bones • (2004) • short story by John Meaney
• 264 • The Seventh Daughter • [Lerici] • (2004) • short story by Bruce McAllister
• 269 • Life in Stone • (2004) • short story by Tim Pratt
• 284 • Many Voices • (2004) • short story by M. Rickert
• 300 • A Hint of Jasmine • [Eli Mothersbaugh] • (2004) • novelette by Richard Parks
• 330 • Elvenbrood • (2004) • novelette by Tanith Lee
• 353 • Beyond the River • (2004) • short story by Joel Lane
• 368 • Out of the Woods • (2004) • short story by Patricia A. McKillip
• 383 • The Man from Shemhaza • [Thieves' World] • novelette by Steven Brust (variant of The Ballad of Shemhaza 2004)
• 405 • The Smile on the Face • (2004) • short story by Nalo Hopkinson
• 432 • Death's Door • (2004) • short story by Terry Bisson
• 449 • Golden City Far • (2004) • novelette by Gene Wolfe