Adrift in the Noösphere. Damien Broderick

In his Foreword, Rich Horton says: «First rate stories…»Time Considered as a Series of Thermite Burns in No Particular Order" is a clever and very funny time travel romp; «The Beancounter's Cat» is set in a far future with Clarkean science sufficiently advanced to appear magical; «Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone» (with Barbara Lamar) is another look at the mystery of human destiny; «Under the Moons of Venus» is a remarkable, evocative homage to one of SF's greats." Well-known editor Gardner Dozois has said of «The Beancounter's Cat» that it «…starts out reading like fantasy, and gradually turns into very far-future SF.» Also included is an original tale with Paul Di Filippo, «Luminous Fish,» taking Mike Moorcock's famous character Jerry Cornelius for a spin in the 21st century! Nine scintillating science fiction stories by a major writer in the field.