Table of Contents: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE FICTION Edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Check out the impressive table of contents for the anthology Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, coming later this year (November):

Here’s the book description:

Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short stories—close to 250,000 words—edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction’s greatest up-and-coming authors.

David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans’ first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on what’s coming next in the science fiction field.

The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field’s major awards.

Here’s the table of contents:

1. “Infinities” by Vandana Singh
2. “Rogue Farm” by Charles Stross
3. “The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi
4. “Strood” by Neal Asher
5. “Eros, Philia, Agape” by Rachel Swirsky
6. “The Tale Of The Wicked” by John Scalzi
7. “Bread And Bombs” by M. Rickert
8. “The Waters Of Meribah” by Tony Ballantyne
9. “Tk’tk’tk” by David Levine
10. “The Nearest Thing” by Genevieve Valentine
11. “Erosion” by Ian Creasey
12. “The Calculus Plague” by Marissa Lingen
13. “One Of Our Bastards Is Missing” by Paul Cornell
14. “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear
15. “Finisterra” by David Moles
16. “Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal
17. “The Education Of Junior Number 12″ by Madeline Ashby
18. “Toy Planes” by Tobias Buckell
19. “The Algorithms For Love” by Ken Liu
20. “The Albian Message” by Oliver Morton
21. “To Hie From Far Cilenia” by Karl Schroeder
22. “Savant Songs” by Brenda Cooper
23. “Ikiryoh” by Liz Williams
24. “The Prophet Of Flores” by Ted Kosmatka
25. “How To Become A Mars Overlord” by Catherynne M. Valente
26. “Second Person, Present Tense” by Daryl Gregory
27. “Third Day Lights” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
28. “Balancing Accounts” by James Cambias
29. “A Vector Alphabet Of Interstellar Travel” by Yoon Ha Lee
30. “His Master’s Voice” by Hannu Rajaniemi
31. “Plotters And Shooters” by Kage Baker
32. “The Island” by Peter Watts
33. “Escape To Other Worlds With Science Fiction” by Jo Walton
34. “Chicken Little” by Cory Doctorow

Book info as per Amazon US:

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (November 5, 2013)
• ISBN-10: 0765326000
• ISBN-13: 978-0765326003