From the far reaches of outer space they come--inscrutable aliens, malicious invaders, wacky tourists from another planet--to conquer, study, and tickle us. From the battlefields of the Ozarks to the marble halls of the Boston Library, from Central Park to the skies above Washington, on the moon and in the seediest bars of Kansas City-- they're here. But do they really know who they're up against? Not hardly! From award-nominated editors Robin Wayne Bailey and Bryan Thomas Schmidt, here are nineteen top-notch science fiction stories guaranteed to make you think and laugh. Featuring stories by Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Allen M. Steele, Esther M. Friesner, Elizabeth Moon, Seanan McGuire, Jody Lynn Nye, James Gunn, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and more
