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Variation on a Theme From Beethoven, by Sharon Webb
Beatnik Bayou, by John Varley
Elbow Room, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Ugly Chickens, by Howard Waldrop
Prime Time, by Norman Spinrad
Nightflyers, by George R.R. Martin
A Spaceship Built of Stone, by Lisa Tuttle
Window, by John Varley, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild, by Michael G. Coney
Achronos, by Lee Killiugh
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The Way of Cross and Dragon, by George R.R. Martin
The Thirteenth Utopia, by Somtow Sucharitkul
Options, by John Varley
Unaccompanied Sonata, by Orson Scott Card
The Story Writer, by Richard Wilson
Daisy, In the Sun, by Connie Willis
The Locusts, by Larry Niven and Steve Barnes
The Thaw, by Tanith Lee
Out There Where the Big Ships Go, by Richard Cowper, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Can These Bones Live?, by Ted Reynolds
The Extraordinary Voyages of Amelie Bertrand, by Joanna Russ, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Come to The Party, by Frank Herbert and F.M. Busby
Creator, by David Lake
Dance Band on The Titanic, by Jack L. Chalker
Cassandra, by C.J. Cherryh
In Alien Flesh, by Gregory Benford, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
SQ, by Ursula L. Le Guin
The Persistence of Vision, by John Varley
We Who Stole the Dream, by James Tiptree, Jr.
Scattershot, by Greg Bear
Carruthers’ Last Stand, by Dan Henderson
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In The Hall of The Martian Kings, by John Varley, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
A Time to Live, by Hoe Haldeman
The House of The Compassionate Sharers, by Michael Bishop
Particle Theory, by Edward Bryant
The Taste of the Dish and the Savor of The Day, by John Brunner, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Jeffty Is Five, by Harlan Ellison
The Screwfly Solution, by Raccoona Sheldon
Eyes of Amber, by Joan D. Vinge
Child of The Sun, by James E. Gunn
Brother, by Clifford D. Simak, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Appearance of Life, by Brian W. Aldiss, from Andromeda I
Overdrawn at The Memory Bank, by John Varley
Those Good Old Days of Liquid Fuel, by Michael G. Coney, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Hertford Manuscript, by Richard Cowper
Natural Advantage, by Lester Del Rey
The Bicentennial Man, by Isaac Asimov
The Cabinet of Oliver Naylor, by Barrington J. Bailey
My Boat, by Joanna Russ, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Houston, Houston, Do You Read?, by James Tiptree, Jr., from Aurora: Beyond Equality
I See You, by Damon Knight
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Catch That Zeppelin!, by Fritz Leiber
The Peddler’s Apprentice, by Joan D. Vinge and Vernor Vinge
The Bees of Knowledge, by Barrington J. Bailey, from New Worlds
The Storms of Windhaven, by Lisa Tuttle and George R.R. Martin
The Engineer and the Executioner, by Brain M. Stableford
Allegiances, by Michael Bishop
Child of All Ages, by P.J. Plauger
Hellbent 4, by Stephen Robinett
The Protocols of the Elders of Britain, by John Brunner, from Stop Watch
The Custodians, by Richard Cowper, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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A Song For Lya, by George R.R. Martin
Deathsong, by Sydney J. van Scyoc
A Full Member of the Club, by Bob Shaw
The Sun’s Tears, by Brian M. Stableford
The Gift of Garigolli, by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth
The Four-Hour Fugue, by Alfred Bester
Twig, by Gordon R. Dickson, from Stellar I
Cathadonian Odyssey, by Michael Bishop
The Bleeding Man, by Craig Strete
Stranger in Paradise, by Isaac Asimov
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A Supplicant In Space, by Robert Sheckley
Parthen, by R.A. Lafferty
Doomship, by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson
Weed of Time, by Norman Spinrad, from Vertex Magazine
A Modest Genius, by Vadim Shefner, from View From Another Shore
The Deathbird, by Harlan Ellison
Evane, by E.C. Tubb
Moby, Too, by Gordon Eklund
Death and Designation Among the Asadi, by Michael Bishop
Construction Shack, by Clifford D. Simak
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Goat Song, by Poul Anderson, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Man Who Walked Home, by James Tiptree, Jr., from Amazing Science Fiction Stories
Oh, Valinda!, by Michael G. Coney, from New Writings in SF 20
The Gold at The Starbow’s End, by Frederik Pohl, from Analog Science Fiction – Science Fact
To Walk A City’s Street, by Clifford D. Simak, from Infinity Three
Rorqual Maru, by T.J. Bass, from Galaxy Science Fiction
Changing Woman, by W. Macfarlane, from Galaxy Science Fiction
“Willie’s Blues”, by Robert J. Tilley, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Long Shot, by Vernor Vinge, from Analog Science Fiction – Science Fact
Thus Love Betrays Us, by Phyllis MacLennon, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Fourth Profession, by Larry Niven, from Quark / 4
Gleepsite, by Joanna Russ, from Orbit 9
The Bear With The Knot On His Tail, by Stephen Tall, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Sharks of Pentreath, by Michael G. Coney, from Galaxy Science Fiction
A Little Knowledge, by Poul Anderson, from Analog Science Fiction – Science Fact
Real-Time World, by Christopher Priest, from New Writings in SF 19
All Pieces of A River Shore, by R.A. Lafferty, from Orbit 8
With Friends Like These, by Alan Dean Foster, from Analog Science Fiction – Science Fact
Aunt Jennie’s Tonic, by Leonard Tushnet, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Timestorm, by Eddy C. Bertin
Transit of Earth, by Arthur C. Clarke, from Playboy
Gehenna, by Barry Malzberg, from Galaxy Science Fiction
One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty, by Harlan Ellison, from Orbit 8
Occam’s Scalpel, by Theodore Sturgeon, from If