Fast forward. 2

When Fast Forward 1 debuted in February 2007, it marked the first major all- original, all-SF anthology series to appear in some time -- and it was met with a huge outpouring of excitement and approbation from the science fiction community. No less than seven stories from Fast Forward 1 were chosen to be reprinted a total of nine times in the four major "Best of the Year" retrospective anthologies, a wonderful testament to the quality of contributions in our inaugural book. What's more, Fast Forward 1 was hailed repeatedly as leading the charge in a return of original, unthemed anthologies series (several more have since appeared in our wake). Now the critically-acclaimed, groundbreaking series continues, featuring all new stories from: Paul Cornell Kay Kenyon Chris Nakashima-Brown Nancy Kress Jack Skillingstead Cory Doctorow and Benjamin Rosenbaum (Hear the podcast.) Jack McDevitt Paul McAuley Mike Resnick and Pat Cadigan Ian McDonald Kristine Kathryn Rusch Karl Schroeder and Tobias S. Buckell Jeff Carlson Paolo Bacigalupi When Fast Forward 1 debuted in February 2007, it marked the first major all- original, all-SF anthology series to appear in some time and it was met with a huge outpouring of excitement and approbation from the science fiction community. No less than seven stories from Fast Forward 1 were chosen to be reprinted a total of nine times in the four major "Best of the Year" retrospective anthologies, a wonderful testament to the quality of contributions in our inaugural book. Whats more, Fast Forward 1 was hailed repeatedly as leading the charge in a return of original, unthemed anthologies series (several more have since appeared in our wake). Now the critically-acclaimed, groundbreaking series continues, featuring all new stories from: Lou Anders - The Age of Accelerating Returns (Introduction) Paul Cornell - Catherine Drewe Kay Kenyon - Cyto Couture Chris Nakashima-Brown - The Sun Also Explodes Nancy Kress - The Kindness of Strangers Jack Skillingstead - Alone With An Inconvenient Companion Benjamin Rosenbaum and Cory Doctorow - True Names Jack McDevitt - Mollys Kids Paul McAuley - Adventure Mike Resnick and Pat Cadigan - Not Quite Alone in the Dream Quarter Ian McDonald - An Eligible Boy Kristine Kathryn Rusch - SeniorSource Karl Schroeder and Tobias S. Buckell - Mitigation Jeff Carlson - Long Eyes Paolo Bacigalupi - The Gambler Introduction: the age of accelerating returns / Lou Anders Catherine Drew / Paul Cornell Cyto couture / Kay Kenyon The sun also explodes / Chris Nakashima-Brown The kindness of strangers / Nancy Kress Alone with an inconvenient companion / Jack Skillingstead True name / Cory Doctorow & Benjamin Rosenbaum Molly's kids / Cryptic Inc. Adventure / Paul McAuley Not quite alone in the dream quarter / Mike Resnick & Pat Cadigan An eligible boy / Ian McDonald SeniorSource / Kristine Kathryn Rusch Migration / Karl Schroeder and Tobias S. Buckell Long eyes / Jeff Carlson The gambler / Paolo Bacigalupi.