Description: Introduction CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF STORIES Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Rappaccini''s Daughter" (1844) Jules Verne, from Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) H. G. Wells, "The Star" (1897) E. M. Forster, "The Machine Stops" (1909) Edmond Hamilton, "The Man Who Evolved" (1931) Leslie F. Stone, "The Conquest of Gola" (1931) C. L. Moore, "Shambleau" (1933) Stanley Weinbaum, "A Martian Odyssey" (1934) Isaac Asimov, "Reason" (1941) Clifford D. Simak, "Desertion" (1944) Theodore Sturgeon, "Thunder and Roses" (1947) Judith Merril, "That Only a Mother" (1948) Fritz Leiber, "Coming Attraction" (1950) Ray Bradbury, "There Will Come Soft Rains" (1950) Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel" (1951) Robert Sheckley, "Specialist" (1953) William Tenn, "The Liberation of Earth" (1953) Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit" (1954) Avram Davidson, "The Golem" (1955) Cordwainer Smith, "The Game of Rat and Dragon" (1955) Robert A. Heinlein, " ''All You Zombies--''" (1959) J. G. Ballard, "The Cage of Sand" (1962) R. A. Lafferty, "Slow Tuesday Night" (1965) Harlan Ellison, "''Repent, Harlequin!'' Said the Ticktockman" (1965) Frederik Pohl, "Day Million" (1966) Philip K. Dick, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" (1966) Samuel R. Delany, "Aye, and Gomorrah . . ." (1967) Pamela Zoline, "The Heat Death of the Universe" (1967) Robert Silverberg, "Passengers" (1968) Brian Aldiss, "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969) Ursula K. Le Guin, "Nine Lives" (1969) Frank Herbert, "Seed Stock" (1970) Stanislaw Lem, "The Seventh Voyage," from The Star Diaries (1971) Joanna Russ, "When It Changed" (1972) James Tiptree Jr., "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill''s Side" (1972) John Varley, "Air Raid" (1977) Carol Emshwiller, "Abominable" (1980) William Gibson, "Burning Chrome" (1982) Octavia E. Butler, "Speech Sounds" (1983) Nancy Kress, "Out of All Them Bright Stars" (1985) Pat Cadigan, "Pretty Boy Crossover" (1986) Kate Wilhelm, "Forever Yours, Anna" (1987) Bruce Sterling, "We See Things Differently" (1989) Misha Nogha, "Chippoke Na Gomi" (1989) Eileen Gunn, "Computer Friendly" (1989) John Kessel, "Invaders" (1990) Gene Wolfe, "Useful Phrases" (1992) Greg Egan, "Closer" (1992) James Patrick Kelly, "Think Like a Dinosaur" (1995) Geoff Ryman, "Everywhere" (1999) Charles Stross, "Rogue Farm" (2003) Ted Chiang, "Exhalation" (2008) THEMATIC LISTING OF STORIES Alien Encounters C. L. Moore, "Shambleau" (1933) Stanley Weinbaum, "A Martian Odyssey" (1934) Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel" (1951) Robert Sheckley, "Specialist" (1953) Robert Silverberg, "Passengers" (1968) Nancy Kress, "Out of All Them Bright Stars" (1985) Gene Wolfe, "Useful Phrases" (1992) James Patrick Kelly, "Think Like a Dinosaur" (1995) Apocalypse and Post-apocalypse H. G. Wells, "The Star" (1897) Fritz Leiber, "Coming Attraction" (1950) Ray Bradbury, "There Will Come Soft Rains" (1950) J. G. Ballard, "The Cage of Sand" (1962) Octavia E. Butler, "Speech Sounds" (1983) Misha Nogha, "Chippoke Na Gomi" (1989) Artificial/Posthuman Life-forms Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Rappaccini''s Daughter" (1844) Isaac Asimov, "Reason" (1941) Alfred Bester, "Fondly Fahrenheit" (1954) Avram Davidson, "The Golem" (1955) Brian Aldiss, "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969) Ursula K. Le Guin, "Nine Lives" (1969) Ted Chiang, "Exhalation" (2008) Computers and Virtual Reality Philip K. Dick, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" (1966) William Gibson, "Burning Chrome" (1982) Pat Cadigan, "Pretty Boy Crossover" (1986) Eileen Gunn, "Computer Friendly" (1989) Evolution and Environment Jules Verne, from Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) Edmond Hamilton, "The Man Who Evolved" (1931) Clifford D. Simak, "Desertion" (1944) Frank Herbert, "Seed Stock" (1970) Charles Stross, "Rogue Farm" (2003) Gender and Sexuality Leslie F. Stone, "The Conquest of Gola" (1931) Frederik Pohl, "Day Million" (1966) Samuel R. Delany, "Aye, and Gomorrah . . ." (1967) Pamela Zoline, "The Heat Death of the Universe" (1967) Joanna Russ, "When It Changed" (1972) James Tiptree Jr., "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill''s Side" (1972) Carol Emshwiller, "Abominable" (1980) Greg Egan, "Closer" (1992) Time Travel and Alternate History Robert A. Heinlein, " ''All You Zombies--''" (1959) Stanislaw Lem, "The Seventh Voyage" from Star Diaries (1971) John Varley, "Air Raid" (1977) Kate Wilhelm, "Forever Yours, Anna" (1987) John Kessel, "Invaders" (1990) Utopias/Dystopias E. M. Forster, "The Machine Stops" (1909) R. A. Lafferty, "Slow Tuesday Night" (1965) Harlan Ellison, "''Repent, Harlequin!'' Said the Ticktockman" (1965) Geoff Ryman, "Everywhere" (1999) War and Conflict Theodore Sturgeon, "Thunder and Roses" (1947) Judith Merril, "That Only a Mother" (1948) William Tenn, "The Liberation of Earth" (1953) Cordwainer Smith, "The Game of Rat and Dragon" (1955) Bruce Sterling, "We See Things Differently" (1989) Acknowledgments Further Reading

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