In the Slav-oriented state of the future, the Lower Orders are in ascendence and happy hooligans roam the London streets, bashing senior citizens in the eyes with bicycle chains.
Collects twenty-one hard science fiction stories by such authors as Kage Baker, Robyn Hitchcock, Pamela Sargent, and Gene Wolfe that explore potential developments of the future, such as personality changes by pill and planets governed over the Internet.
Contains thirteen short science fiction novels, selected as some of the best published in the twenty-year history of "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series, including writings from Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, and others.
Contains a collection of thirty-six science fiction short stories, edited by Gardner Dozois, culled from over twenty years of award winning authors, including: William Gibson, Ursula LeGuin, and Gene Wolf.
