An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories and novellas published in 2025 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. This is a trade paperback book. 
Stories in this collection are:
“Apartment Wars” by Vera Brook
“ESRI” by James Dick 
“Free Diver” by Isabel J. Kim 
“Reality Check” by Nancy Kress 
“Threat Assessment” by Matthew Kressel & Mecurio D. Rivera 
“The Last Lunar New Year” by Derek Künsken 
“In the Slime of Life” by Edward M. Lerner 
“The Hunt for Lemuria 7” by Allen M. Steele
“Tenth Contact” by Bruce Sterling & Paul Di Filippo
 “The Twenty-One Second God” by Peter Watts 
“Infestation” by Jay Werkheiser