ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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“The Stars Below,” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Copyright © 1974, 1975 by Ursula K. Le Guin. First published in Orbit 14 (Harper & Row), edited by Damon Knight. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent, the Virginia Kidd Literary Agency.
“The Will of God,” by Keith Roberts. Copyright © 1991 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 1991. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate and the agent for the estate, the Owlswick Literary Agency.
“The Way of Cross and Dragon,” by George R. R. Martin. Copyright © 1979 by Omni International Ltd. First published in Omni, June 1979. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Pope of the Chimps,” by Robert Silverberg. Copyright © 1982 by Robert Silverberg. First appeared in Perpetual Light (Warner Books), edited by Alan Ryan. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The World Is a Sphere,” by Edgar Pangborn. Copyright © 1973 by Terry Carr. First published in Universe 3 (Random House), edited by Terry Carr. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate and the agent for the estate, Richard Curtis Associates.
“Written in Blood,” by Chris Lawson. Copyright © 1999 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 1999. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Falling Star,” by Brendan DuBois. Copyright © 2004 by Brendan DuBois. First published in Space Stations (DAW), edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream,” by James Alan Gardner. Copyright © 1997 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 1997. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Star,” by Arthur C. Clarke. Copyright © 1955 by Royal Publications, Inc. First published in Infinity Science Fiction, November 1955. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents.
“The Last Homosexual,” by Paul Park. Copyright © 1996 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 1996. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Man Who Walked Home,” by James Tiptree Jr. Copyright © 1972 by Ultimate Publishing Co. First published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, May 1972. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate and the agent for the estate, the Virginia Kidd Literary Agency.
“When the Old Gods Die,” by Mike Resnick. Copyright © 1995 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April 1995. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“Oracle,” by Greg Egan. Copyright © 2000 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2000. Reprinted by permission of the author.