This science fiction anthology features eleven original short stories from nine established and emerging authors. Each story is accompanied by a black-and-white illustration created by one of four artists. (See the complete list of authors and artists below.) The stories span the breadth of the science-fiction genre, from cyberpunk to alien contact to genetic manipulation to social dystopia. Some investigate the 'hard' technological side of SF, while others explore the genre's 'softer' social im