There a few good stories here, with the best being Rachel in Love. Generally, the stories are not that interesting, and many of them are not Science Fiction.

Rachel in Love - Pat Murphy. An interesting story about a gorilla who is gorilla, but also a young girl.

Dream Baby - Bruce McAllister. A story about the Vietnam war. I skipped it.

Flowers of Edo - Bruce Sterling. Another story I skipped.

Forever Yours, Anna. - Kate Wilhelm. A story about a man who falls in love with a writer of letters. Mystical.

At the Cross-Time Jaunters’ Ball - Alexander Jablokov. A fun little story about time line jumping employee of the immortals.

Dinosaurs - Walter Jon Williams. A very creepy story where man kind has segmented to become one.

The Temporary King - Paul J. McAuley. A lost village meets a man from a technologically advanced society. Lost Innocence.

Perpetuity Blues - Neal Barrett Jr. Another odd story that is more mystical than science fiction.

Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight? - Ursula K. Le Guin. A fun story about a lost little girl who is found by Coyote. Again, not science fiction.

The Pardoner’s Tale - Robert Silverberg. An alien race has taken over the world, requiring most of the population to do forced labor. The pardoner can fix this...

The Glass Cloud. - James Patrick Kelly. Generally forgettable story about an artist.

The Evening and the Morning and the Night - Octavia E. Butler. A sad story about a disease with a hopeful ending.

Night of the Cooters - Howard Waldrop. The Martians Invade Texas, and meet with a Texas Welcome.

Shades - Lucius Shepard. A ghost comes back to haunt the place he died in Vietnam. Bittersweet, but unremarkable.

The Faithful Companion at Forty - Karen Joy Fowler. Forgettable Story

Candle in a Cosmic Wind. - Joseph Manzione. The last woman on earth meets aliens, and learns the truth about the end of the world.

The Emir’s Clock - Ian Watson. A clock has a secret message that forces a decision for the future.

Ever After - Susan Palwick. Another story not science fiction. This time, a retelling of Cinderella, with a decided twist.

The Forest of Time - Michael Flynn. An alternate reality story where a surveyor finds himself in German Occupied Pennsylvania. Found it interesting, but the mind games annoying.

The Million-Dollar Wound. - Dean Whitlock. Scary story about the future medical field and soldiers.

The Moon of Popping Trees - R. Garcia y Robertson. Well, there are a lot of mystical stories in the volume. This time around, a young girl, with the help of a math teacher, help a tribe of Native Americans to a new place. I liked it.

Diner - Neal Barrett Jr. Alternate Reality story about American under the rule of COmmunist China.

All the Hues of Hell - Gene Wolfe. An odd story. Didn't really get it.

Halley’s Passing - Michael McDowell. A story about an immortal Serial Killer who keeps lists.

America - Orson Scott Card. A story of future America where a young man and a Amazon come together to save the Americas

For Thus Do I Remember Carthage - Michael Bishop. Alternate History Story where the Roman Empire finds Evolution.

Mother Goddess of the World - Kim Stanley Robinson. Story about a climb in Tibet. Didn't really dig it. ( )

Not the same as "The Year's Best SF."

- "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy. A chimpanzee remembers being a teenage girl.
- "Dream Baby" by Bruce McCallister. A nurse at a U.S. military hospital in Vietnam, during the U.S. phase of the Vietnam war, begins to dream of the lives of her patients.
- "Flowers of Edo" by Bruce Sterling. A former samurai faces the dangers of the modern era. The "flowers of Edo" were fires that burned down houses and neighbourhoods.
- "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm. Handwriting analysis weaves a mystery.
- "At the Cross-Time-Jaunter's Ball" by Alexander Jablokov. The protagonist is an "art critic" for those who create alternate histories of the Earth.
- "Dinosaurs" by Walter Jon Williams. Humans have evolved past their human forms and explore to bring civilization to other planets.
- "The Temporary King" by Paul J. McAuley
- "Perpetuity Blues" by Neal Barrett, Jr. What to do when the pension runs out.
- "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. LeGuin
- "The Pardoner's Tale" by Robert Silverberg. In this tale, inexplicable aliens treat humans as chattels who have no say in their own fates--unless they can buy a "pardon" from a computer hacker.
- "Glass Cloud" by James Patrick Kelly. An artist/architect peaks early.
- "The Morning and the Evening and the Night" by Octavia E. Butler
- "Night of the Cooters" by Howard Waldrop. 'The War of the Worlds' revisited--Martians invade a small town.
- "Angel" by Pat Cadigan
- "Shades" by Lucius Shepard
- "The Faithful Companion at Forty" by Karen Joy Fowler
- "Candle in a Cosmic Wind" by Joseph Manzione
- "The Emir's Clock" by Ian Watson
- "Ever After" by Susan Patwick. This is the story of Cinderella from the point of view of the "fairy godmother."
- "The Forest of Time" by Michael F. Flynn
- "The Million-Dollar Wound" by Dean Whitlock. Soldiers in the future hope to get their "Blighty"--the wound that will send them home.
- "Moon of the Popping Trees" by R. Garcia y Robinson
- "Diner" by Neal Barrett, Jr.
- "All the Hues of Hell" by Gene Wolfe
- "Halley's Passing" by Michael McDowell
- "America" by Orson Scott Card. In this sentimental tale, a new ideal renews the American environment.
- "For Thus Do I Remember Carthage" by Michael Bishop
- "Mother Goddess of the World" by Kim Stanley Robinson ( )