by Deborah L. Davitt (Author), Aliette de Bodard (Author), Daryl Gregory (Author)

An unabridged collection spotlighting the best space adventures, alternate histories, and time travel stories published in 2024 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.

• "Down the Waterfall" by Cécile Cristofari-a physicist travels in time by destroying and regenerating the cells in her body.
• "Red Ochre, Ivory Bones" by Deborah L. Davitt-an enigmatic object, on a collision course with a space station orbiting the star Fomalhaut, is intercepted.
• "Autumn's Red Bird" by Aliette de Bodard-a data artist shares recreations of her wartime experiences with a sentient mindship.
• "I'm Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe" by Daryl Gregory-a stoner kid and his best friend are tasked with moving a couch during an alien invasion.
• "How Sere Kept Herself Together" by Alexander Jablokov-a private eye investigates the disappearance of an alien that stalks humans.
• "After the Winter Solstice" by Sean McMullen-a team of astronomers and noblemen forego hibernation to take measurements which will accurately describe the orbit of their planet. This story is a finalist for an Asimov's Readers' Award for best novelette of 2024.
• "Charon's Final Passenger" by Ray Nayler-an American agent uses alien technology to read the memories of a dead spy in an alternate World War II. This story is a finalist for an Asimov's Readers' Award for best novelette of 2024.
• "The Quietude" by Lavie Tidhar-an eclectic group, connected by a new form of art, become aware of a war unfolding against an alien species from the Oort Cloud.
• "The Handmaiden-Alchemist" by Marie Vibbert-a baroness' handmaiden defends her honor from an unwanted suitor with her knowledge of natural philosophy. This story is a finalist for an Analog Analytical Laboratory Award for best short story of 2024.
• "Heartshock" by Nick Wolven-the wounded captain of a warship must decide the fate of her vanquished foe on an alien planet.
• "In Which Caruth Is Correct" by Carolyn Zhao-a woman navigates time loops with the aid of tempo-therapists.

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