Christian 'Rapture', futuristic kissagram girls, painless parenthood for a new breed of Super-Yuppies and the decline of Britain as a U.S. militarised zone are just some of intriguing ideas expressed here. The volume contains: The Second Third of C, Neil Ferguson; Freezeframe, Gregory Benford; The Man Who Walked On The Moon, J.G. Ballard; The Brains Of Rats, Michael Blumlein; Patricia's Profession, Kim Newman; Unmistakably The Finest, Scott Bradfield; And He Not Busy Being Born... Brian Stableford; The Protector, Rachel Pollack; If The Driver Vanishes...Peter T. Garratt; The Unfolding, John Shirley and Bruce Sterling; The King Of The Hill, Paul J. MacAuley; Canned Goods, Thomas M. Disch; Spiral Sands, Garry Kilworth; When The Timegate Failed, Ian Watson; War And/Or Peace, Lee Montgomerie.