ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith, copyright © 1955 by Galaxy Publishing Corp, for Galaxy Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc., 845 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Mouse by Fredric Brown, reprinted from Thrilling Wonder Stories, copyright 1949, by Standard Magazines Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc., 845 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber, copyright © 1969 Mercury Press, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agent, Richard Curtis Associates.
Schrödinger's Cat by Ursula Le Guin, copyright © 1974, 1982 Ursula K. Le Guin. From Universe 5, (Random House). Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agent, Virginia Kidd.
Tales of a Starship's Cat by Judith R. Conly, copyright 1991 Judith R. Conly
Who's There? by Arthur C. Clarke, copyright © 1958 by United Newspapers Magazine Corporation. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Bullhead by David Drake, copyright © 1991 David Drake
Ordeal in Space by Robert A. Heinlein, copyright 1948. Reprinted by permission of the author's estate and the author's agent. Spectrum Literary Agency.
Space-Time for Springers by Fritz Leiber, copyright © 1958 by Ballantine Books, Inc. First published in Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 (Ballantine). Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agent, Richard Curtis Associates.
The Tail by M.J. Engh, copyright © 1988 M.J. Engh. First appeared MosConx program book. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agent, Virginia Kidd.
Well Worth the Money by Jody Lynn Nye, copyright © 1991 Jody Lynn Nye
Chanur's Homecoming by C.J. Cherryh, originally appeared as chapter twelve of the novel Chanur's Homecoming published by DAW Books, copyright © 1986 C.J. Cherryh.
Duty Calls by Anne McCaffrey, first appeared in The Fleet, edited by David Drake and Bill Fawcett, copyright © 1988 Anne McCaffrey. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agent, Virginia Kidd.
Black Destroyer by A.E. Van Vogt, copyright 1939 by Street and Smith Publications Inc., renewed 1967; reprinted by permission of Agent Forrest J Ackerman, 2495 Glendower Ave., Hollywood, CA 90027.
The Pride by Todd Hamilton and P.J. Beese, copyright © 1989 Todd Hamilton and P.J. Beese
The Ballad of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith, copyright © 1962 by Galaxy Publishing Corp, for Galaxy Science Fiction. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author's agents, Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc., 845 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
The Man Who Would Be Kzin by Greg Bear and S.M. Stirling, originally appeared in Man-Kzin Wars IV, copyright © 1991 Greg Bear and S.M. Stirling