Brave New Worlds

for the Unexpected" by Geoff Ryman. © 1994 by Geoff Ryman. Originally published in Interzone . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    "O Happy Day!" by Geoff Ryman. © 1994 by Geoff Ryman. Originally published in Interzone: the 1st Anthology . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    "Caught in the Organ Draft" by Robert Silverberg. © 1972 by Robert Silverberg. Originally published in And Now Walk Gently through the Fire and Other Science Fiction Stories . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    "Arties Aren't Stupid" by Jeremiah Tolbert. © 2008 by Jeremiah Tolbert. Originally published in Seeds of Change . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    "Is this Your Day to Join the Revolution?" by Genevieve Valentine. © 2009 by Genevieve Valentine. Originally published in Futurismic . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    " Amaryllis " by Carrie Vaughn. © 2010 by Carrie Vaughn. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    "The Funeral" by Kate Wilhelm; copyright © 1972 by Kate Wilhelm. Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.

    "Sacrament" by Matt Williamson. © 2009 by Matt Williamson. Originally published in Barrellhouse . Reprinted by permission of the author.

    The following stories included in the Brave New Worlds trade paperback (9781-59780-221-5) have not been approved for electronic release by the Ministry of Truth and Decency: "Billennium," by J. G. Ballard; "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury; “The Minority Report," by Philip K. Dick; and "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Possession of unauthorized electronic versions of these stories may result in incarceration, disenfranchisement, or revocation of citizenship under the New Millennium Copyright and Loyalty Act (BNW-165A) of 2011. Save the State! Report all Pinks!

About The Editor

    J ohn Joseph Adams (www.johnjosephadams.com) is the bestselling editor of many anthologies, such as Wastelands, The Living Dead (a World Fantasy Award finalist) , Seeds of Change, By Blood We Live, Federations , and The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Barnes & Noble.com named him "the reigning king of the anthology world," and his books have been named to numerous best of the year lists. His most recent books are The Living Dead 2 and The Way of the Wizard. Future projects include The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination and The Book of Cthulhu .

    John is also the fiction editor of the online science fiction magazine Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com) . Prior to taking on that role, he worked for nearly nine years in the editorial department at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction .

    He is currently the co-host of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast on io9.com, and has published hundreds of interviews and other pieces of non-fiction.