ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Our thanks to those authors who permitted the use of their stories, and to the estates and their representatives who intervened for those authors unreachable without time travel (we raise a glass to absent friends). Our specific thanks to Joshua Bilmes of the JABberwocky Literary Agency; to Joanne Drake, who gave us permission to reprint the late David Drake’s story; and to Lucille Flint, who gave us permission to reprint the late Eric Flint’s story. Special thanks to Michael Gants, who had the idea for the book’s theme, proposed the title, and proposed a list of possible stories for inclusion, six of which were selected. And thanks to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB.org) for existing and being a handy source of raw data, and to the devoted volunteers who maintain that very useful site.