The Best of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Contents vii Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine essay by Gardner Dozois 1 The End of Life as We Know It (1985) novelette by Lucius Shepard 33 The Peacemaker (1983) shortstory by Gardner Dozois 51 Fire Watch [Time Travel] (1982) novelette by Connie Willis 92 Her Furry Face (1983) shortstory by Leigh Kennedy 111 Hardfought (1983) novella by Greg Bear 174 Press Enter [] (1984) novella by John Varley 238 Bloodchild (1984) novelette by Octavia E. Butler