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 Compound — Michael Marshall Smith

Sea Child — Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Moebius Trip — Janny Wurts

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 Potter’s Daughter — Martha Wells

The Day of Glory •• [Hammer’s Slammers] — David Drake

Sea Air — Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Afterword: Why Elemental? — Steven Savile

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