- ix • Introduction • Karen Haber • in (*), 2004
- 1 • The Fluted Girl • Paolo Bacigalupi • nv F&SF June, 2003
- 34 • A Study in Emerald [Sherlock Holmes] • Neil Gaiman • nv Shadows Over Baker Street, editors Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Ballantine Del Rey, 2003
- 63 • Flowers from Alice • Cory Doctorow & Charles Stross • nv New Voices in Science Fiction, editor Mike Resnick, DAW, 2003
- 82 • The Tale of the Golden Eagle • David D. Levine • ss F&SF June, 2003
- 106 • Bernardo’s House • James Patrick Kelly • nv Asimov’s June, 2003
- 134 • Confusions of Uņi • Ursula Le Guin • ss Changing Planes, Harcourt, 2003
- 149 • Jon • George Saunders • ss New Yorker January 27, 2003
- 184 • The Cookie Monster • Vernor Vinge • na Analog October, 2003
- 253 • Legions in Time • Michael Swanwick • nv Asimov’s April, 2003
- 286 • The Chop Line [Xeelee] • Stephen Baxter • nv Asimov’s December, 2003
- 326 • Calling Your Name • Howard Waldrop • ss Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian, editors Janis Ian and Mike Resnick, DAW, 2003
- 344 • The Empire of Ice Cream • Jeffrey Ford • nv Sci Fiction website February 26, 2003
- 380 • Bump Ship • Susan Mosser • ss Trampoline, editor Kelly Link, Small Beer Press, 2003
- 401 • Only Partly Here • Lucius Shepard • nv Asimov’s March, 2003