NANCY KRESS

Two stories about artificial intelligence from one of the most respected names in hard science...

A sequel to Crossfire finds the distant-future human settlers of a new world, having allied themselves with the plant-like Vines race, facing a war against the technologically superior Furs and spreading a Vines-created virus designed to stop aggressive behavior. Reprint.

""One of the best of the year...a compelling novella about a once-famous actress and her devoted manager who get much more publicity of an unfortunate sort when they inadvertently become embroiled with an act of biological terrorism with potentially world-changing results."" - Gardner Dozois, Locus*Nominee for Best Novella for both Hugo and Nebu...