Introduction by Hank Davis appears here for the first time. © 2020 by Hank Davis. Published by permission of the author.
“The Sketcher” by Tom Kidd appears here for the first time. © 2020 by Tom Kidd. Published by permission of the author.
“Jerry was a Man” by Robert A. Heinlein originally appeared in Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1947, under the title “Jerry is a Man.” © 1947 by Standard Magazines, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the Spectrum Literary Agency for the author’s estate.
“Paradox & Greenblatt: Attorneys at Law” by Kevin J. Anderson originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact, September 2005. © 2005 by Kevin J. Anderson. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Jigsaw Man” by Larry Niven originally appeared in Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1968. ©1968 by Larry Niven. Reprinted by permission of the author’s agent, Spectrum Literary Agency.
“Skulking Permit” by Robert Sheckley originally appeared in Galaxy, December 1954. © 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Reprinted by permission of Donald Maass Literary Agency for the author’s estate.
“CHECKSUM, Checkmate” by Tony Daniel originally appeared as an e-story on Baen.com. © 2016 by Tony Daniel. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“The Executioner” by Algis Budrys originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, January 1956. © 1956 by Street & Smith. Reprinted by permission of Zeno Literary Agency, agent for the author’s estate.
“License to Live” by Sarah A. Hoyt & Laura Montgomery appears here for the first time. © 2020 by Sarah A. Hoyt and Laura Montgomery. Published by permission of the authors.
“The Riot That Wasn’t in Port Neeks” by Susan R. Matthews appears here for the first time. © 2020 by Susan R. Matthews. Published by permission of the author.
“Lawyer Fight” by Larry Correia is expanded from a much shorter version which appeared in The Monster Hunter International Employee’s Handbook and Roleplaying Game and is © 2013 by Larry Correia. This revised version is © 2020 by Larry Corria. Published by permission of the author.
“The People v. Craig Morrison” by Alex Shvartsman and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro originally appeared in Analog, July–August 2018. © 2018 by Alex Shvartsman and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro. Reprinted by permission of the authors.
“How-2” by Clifford D. Simak originally appeared in Galaxy, November, 1954. © 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Reprinted by permission of David Wixon for the author’s estate.
“Moving Spirit” by Arthur C. Clarke, originally appeared in Tales from the White Hart, Ballantine Books, 1957. © 1957 by Arthur C. Clarke. Reprinted by permission of Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc., for the author’s estate.
“Victim of Changes” by Christopher Ruocchio appears here for the first time. © 2020 by Christopher Ruocchio. Published by permission of the author.
“The Cyber and Justice Holmes” by Frank Riley originally appeared in If: Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1955. The story is in the public domain.
“To See the Invisible Man” by Robert Silverberg originally appeared in Worlds of Tomorrow, April 1963. © 1963 by Digest Productions Corporation. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“License to Steal” by Louis Newman originally appeared in Galaxy August 1959. The story is in the public domain.
“With the Knight Male” by Charles Sheffield originally appeared in The Chick is in the Mail, Baen Books 2000, edited by Esther Friesner. © 2000 by Charles Sheffield. Reprinted by permission of the Spectrum Literary Agency for the author’s estate.