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• 9 • Introduction: How Shit Became Shinola: Definition and Redefinition of Space Opera • (2006) • essay by Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell
• 21 • The Star Stealers • [Interstellar Patrol • 2] • (1965) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton (variant of The Star-Stealers 1929)
• 45 • The Prince of Space • (1931) • novella by Jack Williamson
• 92 • Enchantress of Venus • [Eric John Stark] • (1949) • novella by Leigh Brackett
• 134 • The Swordsmen of Varnis • (1950) • short story by Clive Jackson [as by Geoffrey Cobbe]
• 139 • The Game of Rat and Dragon • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1955) • short story by Cordwainer Smith
• 151 • Empire Star • (1966) • novella by Samuel R. Delany
• 200 • Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead • (1972) • short story by Robert Sheckley
• 207 • Temptation • [Uplift] • (1999) • novella by David Brin
• 243 • Ranks of Bronze • [Ranks of Bronze] • (1975) • short story by David Drake
• 251 • Weatherman • [Miles Vorkosigan] • (1990) • novella by Lois McMaster Bujold
• 297 • A Gift from the Culture • [Culture] • (1987) • short story by Iain M. Banks
• 311 • Orphans of the Helix • [Hyperion Cantos] • (1999) • novella by Dan Simmons
• 344 • The Well Wishers • [Plenty / Tabitha Jute] • (1997) • novella by Colin Greenland
• 379 • Escape Route • [Confederation Universe Stories] • (1997) • novella by Peter F. Hamilton
• 415 • Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington • [Honor Harrington Universe Short Fiction] • (2001) • novella by David Weber
• 493 • Aurora in Four Voices • [Skolian Short Fiction • 5] • (1998) • novella by Catherine Asaro
• 524 • Ring Rats • (2002) • novella by R. Garcia y Robertson
• 557 • The Death of Captain Future • [The Captain Future Duet] • (1995) • novella by Allen Steele
• 589 • A Worm in the Well • (1995) • novelette by Gregory Benford
• 607 • The Survivor • [Man-Kzin Wars] • (1991) • novel by Donald Kingsbury
• 715 • Fool's Errand • (1993) • short story by Sarah Zettel
• 727 • The Shobies' Story • [Hainish] • (1990) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
• 745 • The Remoras • [The Great Ship Universe] • (1994) • novelette by Robert Reed
• 768 • Recording Angel • [The Book of Confluence] • (1995) • novelette by Paul J. McAuley
• 788 • The Great Game • [Xeelee] • (2003) • short story by Stephen Baxter
• 802 • Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel • (2002) • novelette by Michael Moorcock
• 823 • Space Opera • (1997) • short story by Michael Kandel
• 833 • Grist • [Metaplanetary • 0] • (1998) • novella by Tony Daniel
• 873 • The Movements of Her Eyes • (2000) • novelette by Scott Westerfeld
• 892 • Spirey and the Queen • (1996) • novelette by Alastair Reynolds
• 914 • Bear Trap • (2000) • novelette by Charles Stross
• 929 • Guest Law • (1997) • novelette by John C. Wright