New York: St Martin's, (1989.) 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 FIVE authors at their stories: Steven Gould, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, James Patrick Kelly and Pat Cadigan. Included in this volume are stories by Walter Jon Williams, Brian Stableford, Steven Gould, Harry Turtledove, Eileen Gunn, Nancy Kress, Mike Resnick, Bruce McAllister, Connie Willis, Lewis Shiner, Judith Moffett, Bruce Sterling, Robert Silverberg, George Alec Effinger, Howard Waldrop, Kim Stanley Robinson, James Lawson, Michael Swanwick, John Kessel, Stephen Kraus, Pat Cadigan, Kristine Kathyrn Rusch, D. Alexander Smith, Kathe Koja, Kim Newman, Lucius Shepard, along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1988 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Dustjacket advertises'more than 250,000 words of fantastic fiction'. 612 pp.