New York: St Martin's, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction, with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by SIX authors at their stories: Gregory Benford, Nancy Kress, Michael Swanwick, Mike Resnick, Michael Cassutt and James Blaylock. Also included in this volume are stories by Tony Daniel, James P. Blaylock, Bud Sparhawk, John Kessel, Paul Park, Ian McDonald, Robert Silverberg, Jim Cowan, Maureen F. McHugh, Bruce Sterling, Gregory Feeley, Michael Cassutt, Mike Resnick, Gwyneth Jones, Charles Sheffield, Robert Reed, Steven Utley, William Barton, Gene Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Cherry Wilder, Damien Broderick, Walter Jon Williams, Stephen Baxter, and Tony Daniel, ,along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1996 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Dustjacket advertises'more than 250,000 words of fantastic fiction'. lxii, 752 pp. ISBN: 0-312157029.