Engineering Infinity(2010)

Kristine Kathryn RuschJonathan StrahanPeter Watts

The universe shifts and changes: suddenly you understand, you get it, and are filled with a sense of wonder. That moment of understanding drives the greatest science-fiction stories and lies at the heart of Engineering Infinity. Whether it's coming up hard against the speed of light - and, with it, the enormity of the universe - realising that terraforming a distant world is harder and more dangerous than you'd ever thought, or simply realizing that a hitchhiker on a starship consumes fuel and oxygen with tragic results, it's hard science-fiction where sense of wonder is most often found and where science-fiction's true heart lies.

This exciting and innovative science-fiction anthology collects together stories by some of the biggest names in the field including Gwyneth Jones, Stephen Baxter and Charles Stross.

Contents:
- Beyond the Gernsback Continuum... by Jonathan Strahan
- Malak by Peter Watts
- Watching the Music Dance by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Laika's Ghost by Karl Schroeder
- The Invasion of Venus by Stephen Baxter
- The Server and the Dragon by Hannu Rajaniemi
- Bit Rot by Charles Stross
- Creatures with Wings by Kathleen Ann Goonan
- Walls of Flesh, Bars of Bone by Damien Broderick and Barbara Lamar
- Mantis by Robert Reed
- Judgement Eve by John C. Wright
- A Soldier of the City by David Moles
- Mercies by Gregory Benford
- The Ki-anna by Gwyneth Jones
- The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees by John Barnes

Cover illustration by Stephan Martiniere