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Step into a world of wonder, epiphany and danger. From the return of old gods to the adventures of the last dragon on Earth, from quantum physics to manticores trained for the circus, this unique anthology takes readers on journeys to realms both distant and oddly familiar. Selected from the critically-acclaimed online magazine Clarkesworld, Realms collects the work of twenty-four visionary writers of short fiction.

Table of Contents:

• A Light in Troy - (2006) - shortstory by Sarah Monette
• 304 Adolph Hitler Strasse - (2006) - shortstory by Lavie Tidhar
• The Moby Clitoris of His Beloved - (2006) - shortstory by Ian Watson and Roberto Quaglia
• Lydia's Body - (2006) - shortstory by Vylar Kaftan
• Urchins, While Swimming - (2006) - shortstory by Catherynne M. Valente
• The Other Amazon - (2006) - shortstory by Jenny Davidson
• Automatic - (2007) - shortstory by Erica L. Satifka
• Orm the Beautiful - (2007) - shortstory by Elizabeth Bear
• Chewing Up the Innocent - (2007) - shortstory by Jay Lake
• Attar of Roses - (2007) - shortstory by Sharon Mock
• Clockmaker's Requiem - (2007) - shortstory by Barth Anderson
• Something in the Mermaid Way - (2007) - shortstory by Carrie Laben
• The Third Bear - (2007) - shortstory by Jeff VanderMeer
• The First Female President - (2007) - shortstory by Michael De Kler
• There's No Light Between Floors - (2007) - shortstory by Paul G. Tremblay
• Qubit Conflicts - (2007) - shortstory by Jetse de Vries
• The Oracle Spoke - (2007) - shortstory by Holly Phillips
• Moon Over Yodok - (2007) - shortstory by David Charlton
• I'll Gnaw Your Bones, the Manticore Said - (2007) - shortstory by Cat Rambo
• Transtexting Pose - (2007) - shortstory by Darren Speegle
• The Taste of Wheat - (2007) - shortstory by Ekaterina Sedia
• The Beacon - (2007) - shortstory by Darja Malcolm-Clarke
• The Ape's Wife - (2007) - shortstory by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Lost Soul - (2007) - shortstory by M. P. Ericson

Selected from the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-nominated Clarkesworld Magazine, Realms 2 collects the work of twenty-four visionary writers of short fiction, including such World Fantasy, Philip K. Dick, Tiptree, Hugo and Campbell Award winners and finalists as Jeffrey Ford, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Cat Rambo, Tim Pratt, and Catherynne M. Valente -- and amazing stories from up-and-comers like, Paul Jessup, Yoon Ha Lee, Margaret Ronald and many more!

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Tomorrow Can Wait - (2008) - essay by Sean Wallace
• Summer in Paris, Light from the Sky - (2007) - shortstory by Ken Scholes
• Tetris Dooms Itself - (2008) - shortstory by Meghan McCarron
• Blue Ink - (2008) - shortstory by Yoon Ha Lee
• Curse - (2007) - shortstory by Samantha Henderson
• Clockwork Chickadee - (2008) - shortstory by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Flight - (2008) - shortstory by Jeremiah Sturgill
• Captain's Lament - (2008) - shortstory by Stephen Graham Jones
• Birdwatcher - (2008) - shortstory by Garth Upshaw
• The Buried Years - (2007) - shortstory by Loreen Heneghan
• The Glory of the World - (2008) - shortstory by Sergey Gerasimov
• Teeth - (2008) - shortstory by Stephen Dedman
• A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antartica - (2008) - shortstory by Catherynne M. Valente
• After Moreau - (2008) - shortstory by Jeffrey Ford
• Debris Ensuing from a Supervortex - (2008) - shortstory by Brian Ames
• When the Gentlemen Go By - (2008) - shortstory by Margaret Ronald
• The Human Moments - (2008) - shortstory by Alexander Lumans
• The Secret in the House of Smiles - (2008) - shortstory by Paul Jessup
• A Dance Across Embers - (2007) - shortstory by Lisa Mantchev
• Threads of Red and White - (2007) - shortstory by Lisa Mantchev
• Excerpt from a Letter by a Social-Realist Aswang - (2007) - shortstory by Kristin Mandigma
• The River Boy - (2008) - shortstory by Tim Pratt
• Acid and Stoned Reindeer - (2007) - shortstory by Rebecca Ore
• Worm Within - (2008) - shortstory by Cat Rambo
• Can You See Me Now? - (2008) - shortstory by Eric M. Witchey
• The Sky That Wraps the World Round, Past the Blue and Into the Black - (2008) - shortstory by Jay Lake