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Top-Selling established writers and brilliant newcomers both appear regularly in the online magazine, "Jim Baen's Universe," edited by Eric Flint, creator of the "New York Times" best-selling ?Ring of Fire? series. Now, editor Flint selects a generous serving of the best science fiction and fantasy stories that have appeared in the magazine. Hugo and Nebula Award winners, such as Mike Resnick and Gene Wolfe are on board, and so are best-selling writers David Drake, Gregory Benford, Esther Friesner and more. "Jim Baen's Universe" is already a resounding hit on the internet, and is certain to be equally popular in the uncybernetic realm of paper reading as well. Contents: "Chilling" Copyright 2006 by Alan Dean Foster "Bow Shock" Copyright 2006 by Gregory Benford "Pimpf" Copyright 2006 by Charlie Stross "What Would Sam Spade Do?" Copyright 2006 by Jo Walton "Brieanna's Constant" Copyright 2006 by Eric Witchey "Bob's Yeti Problem" Copyright 2006 by Lawrence Person "Slanted Jack" Copyright 2006 by Mark Van Name "Candy-Blossom" Copyright 2006 by Dave Freer "The Darkness" Copyright 2006 by David Drake "The Cold Blacksmith" Copyright 2006 by Elizabeth Bear "Poga" Copyright 2006 by John Barnes "Build-A-Bear" Copyright 2006 by Gene Wolfe "The Opposite of Pomegranates" Copyright 2006 by Marissa Lingen "'Ware the Sleeper" Copyright 2006 by Julie Czerneda "The Thief of Stones Copyright 2006 by Sarah Zettel "The Ancient Ones Part 1" Copyright 2006 by David Brin "Travails with Momma" Copyright 2006 by John Ringo "Fish Story, Episode 1" Copyright 2006 by Andrew Dennis, Eric Flint and Dave Freer "Fancy Farmer" Copyright 2006 by Pamela Uphoff "The Puzzle of the Peregrinating Coach" Copyright 2006 by George Phillies "Astromonkeys!" Copyright 2006 by Tony Frazier "Giving it 14 Percent" Copyright 2006 by A. S. Fox "Local Boy Makes Good" Copyright 2006 by Ray Tabler "Gods and Monsters in Hollywood" Copyright 2006 by Gregory Benford "Back to the Moon" Copyright 2006 by Travis Taylor "Light of Other Days" by Bob Shaw was first published in Analog, August 1966 "The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut" by Mark Twain was first published in 1877 Collects science fiction and fantasy stories published in the online magazine Jim Baen's Universe in 2006, featuring contributions from such authors as Mike Resnick, Gene Wolfe, David Drake, and Gregory Benford Contains first four issues of volume one from the online journal, Jim Baen's Universe, images, screen savers, and other novels in the Baen Book line Edited By Eric Flint. A Baen Books Original--t.p. Verso. System Requirements For Accompanying Cd-rom: Web Browser ; Cd-rom Drive.