THE PRODIGAL SON • Allen M. Steele
GOD DECAY • Rich Larson
BLOOD WEDDING • Robert Reed
THE LONG HAUL, FROM THE ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, THE PACIFIC MONTHLY, MAY 2009 • Ken Liu
SHADOW FLOCK • Greg Egan
THING AND SICK • Adam Roberts
COMMUNION • Mary Anne Mohanraj
SOMEDAY • James Patrick Kelly
YESTERDAY’S KIN • Nancy Kress
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