Лучшая зарубежная научная фантастика

«His Master's Voice», by Hannu Rajaniemi. Copyright © 2008 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, October 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Political Prisoner», by Charles Coleman Finlay. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Balansing Accounts», by James L. Cambias. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Spesial Economics», by Maureen McHugh. Copyright © 2008 by Maureen McHugh. First published in The Dell Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Del Ray). Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Days of Wonder», by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2008 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Voyage Out», by Gwyneth Jones. Copyright © 2008 by Gwyneth Jones. First published in Periphery: Exotic Lesbian Futures (Lethe Press), edited by Lynn Jamneck. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm», by Daryl Georgy. Copyright © 2008 by Daryl Georgy. First published in Eclipse Two (Night Shade), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«G-Men», by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Copyright © 2008 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. First published in Sideways in Crime (Solaris), edited by Lou Anders. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Erdmann Nexus», by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Old Friends», by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2008 by Garth Nix. First published in Dreaming Again (Eos), edited by Jack Dann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Ray-Gunb: A Love Story», by James Alan Gardner. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Lester Young and the Jupiter's Moons' Blues», byGord Sellar. Copyright © 2008 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Butterfly, Falling at Dawn», by Aliette de Bodard. Copyright © 2008 by Interzone. First published in Interzone, December 2008. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«The Tear», by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2008 by Ian McDonald. First published in Galactic Empires (Science Fiction Book Club), edited by Gardner Dozois. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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Имеется в виду эмпирическое правило журналистики — любая сенсационная новость, если она не подхвачена СМИ, исчезает из новостей через девять дней.

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Виргиния Даер была первым английским ребенком, родившимся в Новом Свете 18 августа 1587 года, в легендарной колонии на острове Роанок, все жители которой, включая девочку, в последствии таинственно исчезли. Она стала довольно значимым образом в американской мифологии и фольклоре, и символизирует как невинность и чистоту, так и надежду, дух приключений и храбрость.