This is a 379 page paperback 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