17 • Introduction (The Science Fiction Century) • (1997) • essay by David G. Hartwell

21 • Beam Us Home • (1969) • shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.

31 • Ministering Angels • (1955) • shortstory by C. S. Lewis

39 • The Music Master of Babylon • (1954) • novelette by Edgar Pangborn

57 • A Story of the Days to Come • (1899) • novella by H. G. Wells

112 • Hot Planet • (1963) • shortstory by Hal Clement

127 • A Work of Art • (1956) • novelette by James Blish

139 • The Machine Stops • (1909) • novelette by E. M. Forster

161 • Brightness Falls from the Air • (1951) • shortstory by Margaret St. Clair

166 • 2066: Election Day • (1956) • shortstory by Michael Shaara

177 • The Rose • (1953) • novella by Charles L. Harness [as by Charles Harness ]

232 • The Hounds of Tindalos • (1929) • shortstory by Frank Belknap Long

242 • The Angel of Violence • (1978) • shortstory by Adam Wisniewski-Snerg

252 • Nobody Bothers Gus • [Gus] • (1955) • shortstory by Algis Budrys

261 • The Time Machine • (1954) • shortstory by Dino Buzzati

265 • Mother • (1953) • novelette by Philip José Farmer

285 • As Easy as A.B.C. • (1912) • novelette by Rudyard Kipling

304 • Ginungagap • (1980) • novelette by Michael Swanwick

327 • Minister Without Portfolio • (1952) • shortstory by Mildred Clingerman

333 • Time in Advance • (1956) • novelette by William Tenn

352 • Good Night, Sophie • (1973) • novelette by Lino Aldani (aka Buonanotte Sofia 1963 )

369 • Veritas • (1987) • novelette by James Morrow

382 • Enchanted Village • (1950) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt

393 • The King and the Dollmaker • (1970) • novella by Wolfgang Jeschke (aka Der König und der Puppenmacher 1961 )

435 • Fire Watch • [Time Travel] • (1982) • novelette by Connie Willis

462 • Goat Song • (1972) • novelette by Poul Anderson

486 • The Scarlet Plague • (1912) • novella by Jack London

518 • Drunkboat • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1963) • novelette by Cordwainer Smith

539 • Another World • (1962) • novelette by J. H. Rosny aîné (aka Un Autre Monde 1895 )

558 • If the Stars Are Gods • [Bradley Reynolds] • (1974) • novelette by Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford

585 • I Still Call Australia Home • (1990) • shortstory by George Turner

598 • Liquid Sunshine • (1982) • novelette by Alexander Kuprin (aka Zhidkoe solntse 1913 )

632 • Great Work of Time • (1989) • novella by John Crowley

683 • Sundance • (1969) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg

694 • Greenslaves • (1965) • novelette by Frank Herbert

716 • Rumfuddle • (1973) • novella by Jack Vance

754 • The Dimple in Draco • (1967) • shortstory by R. S. Richardson [as by Philip Latham ]

765 • Consider Her Ways • (1956) • novella by John Wyndham

805 • Something Ending • (1973) • shortstory by Eddy C. Bertin

812 • He Who Shapes • (1965) • novella by Roger Zelazny

869 • Swarm • [Shaper/Mechanist] • (1982) • novelette by Bruce Sterling

886 • Beggars in Spain • [Sleepless] • (1991) • novella by Nancy Kress

939 • Johnny Mnemonic • (1981) • shortstory by William Gibson

952 • "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman • (1965) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison

961 • Blood's a Rover • (1952) • novella by Chad Oliver

993 • Sail the Tide of Mourning • [Bentfin Boomers] • (1975) • shortstory by Richard A. Lupoff

The story The Angel of Violence by Adam_Wiśniewski-Snerg was translated from Polish to English by Thomasz Mirkowicz for this anthology.

The story Good Night, Sophie by Lino Aldani was translated from Italian to English by L. K. Conrad.

The story Liquid Sunshine by Alexander Kuprin was translated from Russian to English by Leland Fetzer.