An extraordinary collection of original fiction by science fiction's most talented writers. Until Terry Carr's untimely death, his Universe series was acknowledged by critics and readers alike as the foremost anthology of original science fiction. Its 17 star-filled volumes were a showcase for the finest work of the field's most distinguished authors. Now the series continues under the editorship of two of Terry Carr's closest friends, multiple-award-winning author and anthologist Robert Silverberg and his wife, author Karen Haber. This collection, three times as large as previous volumes, continues a tradition of literary excellence with brilliant fiction by science fiction's most exciting talents: Leah Alpert - Scott Baker - Stoney Compton - Grania Davis - Paul Di Filippo - M. J. Engh - Augustine Funnell - Gregor Hartmann - K. Hernandez-Brun - James Patrick Kelly - Damian Kilby - Geoffrey A. Landis - John M. Landsberg - Ursula K. Le Guin - Barry N. Malzberg - Jamil Nasir - Kim Stanley Robinson - Richard R. Smith - Bruce Sterling - Francis Valery