This dazzling anthology includes epicinterstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightestnames in science fiction. Authors include Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, GregoryBenford, Tony Daniel, Greg Egan, Peter F. Hamilton, Gwyneth Jones, JamesPatrick Kelly, Nancy Kress, Ken Macleod, Paul J. McAuley, Ian McDonald, RobertReed, Alastair Reynolds, Mary Rosenblum, Robert Silverberg, Dan Simmons, and WalterJon Williams.