Besides offering works by winners (Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Mike Conner, and Alan Brennert) in all four Nebula categories, this collection continues the tradition of featuring a variety of fiction and essays not found in other best-of-the-year anthologies. Includes tributes to Isaac Asimov as well as Asimov's final words, Farewell, Farewell, taken from the booklet distributed at his memorial service.