“The Woman Who Shook the World Tree” copyright © 2012 by Michael Swanwick
“Nahiku West” copyright © 2012 by Linda Nagata
“Houseflies” copyright © 2012 by Joe Pitkin
“Branches on My Back, Sparrows in My Ear” copyright © 2012 by Nikki J. North
“The Peak of Eternal Light” copyright © 2012 by Bruce Sterling
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YEAR’S BEST SF 18
Copyright © 2013 by David G. Hartwell
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First Edition: December 2013
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