Genometry

In this thought-provoking anthology, eleven cutting-edge science fiction writers explore both the promise and peril of genetic engineering. Contents 1 • The Invisible Country • (1991) • novelette by Paul J. McAuley 23 • The Kindly Isle • (1984) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl 49 • Chaff • (1993) • novelette by Greg Egan 74 • Stable Strategies for Middle Management • (1988) • shortstory by Eileen Gunn 88 • Good With Rice • (1994) • novelette by John Brunner 130 • Sunken Gardens • [Shaper/Mechanist] • (1984) • shortstory by Bruce Sterling 148 • The Other Shore • (1991) • novelette by J. R. Dunn 172 • Written in Blood • (1999) • shortstory by Chris Lawson 188 • The Pipes of Pan • (1997) • novelette by Brian Stableford 213 • Whiptail • (1998) • shortstory by Robert Reed 233 • A Planet Named Shayol • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1961) • novelette by Cordwainer Smith