| 13 |
Introduction (Wondrous Beginnings)
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Steven H Silver
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Essay
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| 15 |
Introduction to "The Runaway Skyscraper"
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Betty Dehardit
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Essay
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| 17 |
The Runaway Skyscraper
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Murray Leinster
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Novelette
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| 59 |
Introduction to "The Isolinguals"
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L. Sprague de Camp
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Essay
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| 60 |
The Isolinguals
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L. Sprague de Camp
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Short Story
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| 79 |
Introduction to "Freedom of the Race"
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Anne McCaffrey
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Essay
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| 80 |
Freedom of the Race
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Anne McCaffrey
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Short Story
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| 83 |
About "Proof," of Course
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Hal Clement
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Essay
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| 84 |
Proof
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Hal Clement
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Short Story
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| 101 |
Introduction to "Loophole"
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Essay
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| 101 |
Loophole
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Short Story
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| 108 |
Deadeye: Writing "The Dead Man"
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Gene Wolfe
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Essay
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| 109 |
The Dead Man
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Gene Wolfe
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Short Story
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| 114 |
Introduction to "We're Coming Through the Window"
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Barry N. Malzberg
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Essay
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| 116 |
We're Coming Through the Window
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K. M. O'Donnell
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Short Story
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| 119 |
Introduction to "The Hero"
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George R. R. Martin
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Essay
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| 123 |
The Hero
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George R. R. Martin
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Short Story
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| 136 |
My (Other) World and Welcome to it: Writing "Lunchbox"
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Howard Waldrop
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Essay
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| 141 |
Lunchbox
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Howard Waldrop
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Short Story
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| 147 |
The Origin of "Ender's Game"
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Orson Scott Card
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Essay
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| 157 |
Ender's Game
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Orson Scott Card
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Novelette
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| 196 |
Introduction to "The Emerson Effect"
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Jack McDevitt
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Essay
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| 198 |
The Emerson Effect
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Jack McDevitt
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Short Story
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| 216 |
The Writing of "Much Ado About Nothing"
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Jerry Oltion
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Essay
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| 217 |
Much Ado About Nothing
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Jerry Oltion
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Short Story
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| 232 |
Introduction to "Barter"
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Lois McMaster Bujold
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Essay
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| 235 |
Barter
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Lois McMaster Bujold
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Short Story
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| 244 |
Introduction to "The Xeelee Flower"
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S. M. Baxter
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Essay
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| 245 |
The Xeelee Flower
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Stephen Baxter
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Short Story
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| 255 |
Introduction to "Dance in Blue"
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Catherine Asaro
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Essay
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| 256 |
Dance in Blue
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Catherine Asaro
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Novelette
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| 278 |
Introduction to "TeleAbsence"
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Michael A. Burstein
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Essay
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| 280 |
TeleAbsence
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Michael A. Burstein
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Short Story
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| 298 |
Introduction to "First Contact Inc."
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Julie E. Czerneda
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Essay
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| 299 |
First Contact Inc.
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Julie E. Czerneda
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Short Story
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| 310 |
About the Authors (Wondrous Beginnings)
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uncredited
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Essay
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