Introduction / John Joseph Adams -- N-words / Ted Kosmatka -- The future by degrees / Jay Lake -- Drinking problem / K.D. Wentworth -- Endosymbiont / Blake Charlton -- A dance called Armageddon / Ken MacLeod -- Arties aren't stupid / Jeremiah Tolbert -- Faceless in Gethsemane / Mark Budz -- Spider the artist / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu -- Resistance / Tobias S. Buckell.
Summary
A collection of nine stories speculates on the future of pivotal issues ranging from race relations and global warming to technological advancement and political revolution.