This is a 379 page hardcover book featuring an unabridged collection showcasing the best science fiction stories and novellas published in 2025 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster.

• “Low-Tide Salvage” by Matthew Claxton

• “The Robot and the Winding Woods” by Brenda Cooper

• “In the Tangle of the Sea” by Cécile Cristofari

• “Barnacle” by Kate Elliott

• “Girls Night Out” by Henry Herz

• “Wire Mother” by Isabel J. Kim

• “Most Things” by Rich Larson

• “Excerpts from The Unauthorized Autobiography of Benjamin Brick” by John P. Murphy

• “The Hidden God” by T.R. Napper

• “The Apology Tour” by Nnedi Okorafor

• “We, the Fleet” by Alex T. Singer

• “Darwin’s Rocket” by Alan Smale

• “The Recovery of Lemuria 7” by Allen M. Steele

• “Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro

• “Prime Purpose” by Steve Rasnic Tem

• “Pandora’s Formula” by Hannah Yang