“Touring” by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1981 by Penthouse International, Ltd. First published in Penthouse, April 1981. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“The Gods of Mars” by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1985 by Omni Publications International, Ltd. First published in Omni, March 1985. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Slow Dancing With Jesus” by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1983 by Penthouse International, Ltd. First published in Penthouse, July 1983. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Executive Clemency” by Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman II, copyright © 1980 by Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman II. First published in Omni, November 1981. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Afternoon at Schrafft’s” by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1984 by TSR Hobbies, Inc. First published in Amazing Stories, March 1984. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“A Change in the Weather” by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 by HMH Publications. First published in Playboy, June 1981. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Time Bride” by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 by HMH Publications. First published in Playboy, June 1981. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Snow Job” by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1982 by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick. First published in High Times, April 1982. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Send No Money” by Susan Casper and Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1985 by Davis Publications, Inc. First published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1985.
“Playing The Game” by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 by TZ Publications, Inc. First published in Twilight Zone Magazine, February 1982. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“The Stray” by Susan Casper and Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1987 by TZ Publications. First published in Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1987. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“The Clowns” by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Susan Casper, copyright © 1985 by Playboy. First published in Playboy, August 1985. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“The Golden Apples of the Sun” by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1984 by Penthouse International. First published as “Virgin Territory” in Penthouse, March 1984; preferred text version originally appeared under its original title in The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: II, edited by Arthur W. Saha.
“Down Among The Dead Men” by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1982 by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann. First published in Oui, July 1982. Reprinted by permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
“Write Like Dozois, I Can’t Even Say His Name” by Michael Bishop, copyright © 1990 by Michael Bishop.
“How Did They Do That?” by Pat Cadigan, copyright © 1990 by Pat Cadigan.
“Collaborating” by Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1990 by Gardner Dozois.
“It Doesn’t Get Any Better” by Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1990 by Michael Swanwick.
“Guilford Gafia Revisited” by Jack C. Haldeman II, copyright © 1990 by Jack C. Haldeman II.
“New Kid on the Block” by Susan Casper, copyright © 1990 by Susan Casper.
“Running Wild” by Jack Dann, copyright © 1990 by Jack Dann.
“Afterword” and all Afterwords to each story by Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1990 by Gardner Dozois.
Dustjacket art © 1990 by Vern Dufford.
Frontispiece art © 1990 by Don Ivan Punchatz.
Endsheet art © 1990 by Tim Kirk.
Dustjacket photographs © 1990 by M.C. Valada.