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Introduction: Once and Future Tsunamis — Arthur C. Clarke
Report from the Near Future: Crystallization — David Gerrold
And Tomorrow and — Adam Roberts
Abductio Ad Absurdum — Esther M. Friesner
In the Matter of Fallen Angels — Jacqueline Carey
Tiger in the Night — Brian W. Aldiss •• [as by Brian Aldiss]
The Strange Case of Jared Spoon, Who Went To Pieces for Love — Stel Pavlou
The Solipsist at Dinner — Larry Niven
The Wager •• [Lords of Avalon] — Sherrilyn Kenyon •• [as by Kinley MacGregor]
Expedition, with Recipes — Joe Haldeman
Tough Love 3001 — Juliet Marillier
Chanting the Violet Dog Down: A Tale of Noreela — short story by Tim Lebbon (variant of Chanting the Violet Dog Down)
Butterflies Like Jewels — Eric S. Nylund •• [as by Eric Nylund]
Perfection •• [Skalan Saga] — Lynn Flewelling
The Run to Hardscrabble Station — William C. Dietz
The Last Mortal Man — Syne Mitchell
The Double-Edged Sword — Sharon Shinn
Night of the Dolls — Shane Dix and Sean Williams
The Day of Glory •• [Hammer’s Slammers] — David Drake
Sea Air — Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Afterword: Why Elemental? — Steven Savile