This collection brings together 20 of the best science fiction stories about Mars published over the past two decades by top-notch authors of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster.
- “An Ocean is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away” by John Barnes
- “Martian Heart” by John Barnes
- “Mars Abides” by Stephen Baxter
- “The Burial of Sir John Mawe at Cassini” by Chez Brenchley
- “Hanging Gardens” by Gregory Feeley
- “The Martian Job” by Jaine Fenn
- “The Rise and Fall of Paco Cohen and the Mariachis of Mars” by Ernest Hogan
- “The Vicar of Mars” by Gwyneth Jones
- “Falling onto Mars” by Geoffrey A. Landis
- “The Monoliths of Mars” by Paul McAuley
- “Wyatt Earp 2.0” by Wil McCarthy
- “Digging” by Ian McDonald
- “The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars” also by Ian McDonald
- “The Cascade” by Sean McMullen
- “The Martian Obelisk” by Linda Nagata
- “Martian Blood” by Allen M. Steele
- “The Emperor of Mars” by Allen M. Steele
- “Terminal” by Lavie Tidhar
- “How to Become a Mars Overlord” by Catherynne M. Valente
- “La Malcontenta” by Liz Williams
