It's not Gardners "Year's Best...", but the stories are entertaining and an insight into what Gardener Dozois passed over to make his excellent collection. Recommended. ( )

A poorly edited (typographical and spelling errors abound) collection full of excellent stories by excellent writers. "Tourists" by M. John Harrison and "Three Days in a Border Town" by Jeff VanderMeer justify the purchase.

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13 short stories here, the only one I'd already read was "The Voluntary State" by Chris Rowe. Others that I particularly enjoyed were "The Lost Pilgrim" by Gene Wolfe, "PeriAndry's Quest" by Stephen Baxter, "Elector" by Charles Stross, "All of Us Can Almost . . . " by Carol Emshwiller and "The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid" by Walter Jon Willams. ( )