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«Before My Last Breath,» by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«One of Our Bastards is Missing,» by Paul Cornell. Copyright © 2009 by Paul Cornell. First published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three (Solaris), edited by George Mann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Edison’s Frankenstein,» by Chris Roberson. Copyright © 2009 by Chris Roberson. First published in Postscripts 20/21. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Erosion,» by Ian Creasey. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Vishnu at the Cat Circus,» by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2009 by Ian McDonald. First published in Cyberabad Days (Pyr), by Ian McDonald. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction,» by Jo Walton. Copyright © 2009 by Jo Walton. First published electronically at Tor.com. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Three Leaves of Aloe,» by Rand B. Lee. Copyright © 2009 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , August/September 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Mongoose,» by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. Copyright © 2009 by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette. First published in Lovecraft Unbound (Dark Horse Comics), edited by Ellen Datlow. Reprinted by permission of the authors.

«Paradiso Lost,» by Albert F. Cowdrey. Copyright © 2009 by Spilogale, Inc, First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June/July 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«It Takes Two,» by Nicola Griffith. Copyright © 2009 by Nicola Griffith. First published in Eclipse Three (Night Shade), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Blocked,» by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2009 by Spilogale, Inc, First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Solace,» by James Van Pelt. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact, June 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Act One,» by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Twilight of the Gods,» by John C. Wright. Copyright © 2009 by John C. Wright. First published in Federations (Prime), edited by John Joseph Adams. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Blood Dauber,» by Ted Kosmatka and Michael Poore. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the authors.

«This Wind Blowing, and This Tide,» by Damien Broderick. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Hair,» by Adam Roberts. Copyright © 2009 by Adam Roberts. First published in When It Changed (Comma Press), edited by Geoff Ryman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Before My Last Breath,» by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«One of Our Bastards is Missing,» by Paul Cornell. Copyright © 2009 by Paul Cornell. First published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three (Solaris), edited by George Mann. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Edison’s Frankenstein,» by Chris Roberson. Copyright © 2009 by Chris Roberson. First published in Postscripts 20/21. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Erosion,» by Ian Creasey. Copyright © 2009 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.

«Vishnu at the Cat Circus,» by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2009 by Ian McDonald. First published in Cyberabad Days (Pyr), by Ian McDonald. Reprinted by permission of the author.

Название рассказа отсылает к гравюре из философского трактата английского врача, философа, мистика и астролога Роберта Фладца (1574–1637) «Utriusque Cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris Metaphysica, physica atque technica Historia» (1617) – «Метафизическая, физическая и техническая истории двух миров, малого и великого». В книге Фладд развивает теорию о микрокосме и макрокосме, что пребывают в неразрывной связи и обуславливают жизнь каждого человека. Трактат выдержан в энциклопедическом стиле и содержит главы об оптике, гидравлике, музыкальной теории, искусстве рисования с перспективой, а также размышления об астрологии и геомантии.

Кива – религиозное подземное помещение у индейцев пуэбло.

Хорнада-дель-Муэрто – пустыня в Нью-Мексико.

Мэйдэй – сигнал о помощи, голосовой аналог «S0S».

«(Ты так консервативна) Малышка, мне плевать» ( англ. ).

Какая красивая ( исп. ).

Спасибо ( исп. ).

75 градусов по Фаренгейту – около 24 градусов по Цельсию.

«Китайская куколка» ( англ. ).

100 градусов – зд.: по Фаренгейту. Около 38 градусов по Цельсию.

ЦЕРН – Европейский центр ядерных исследований.

Подразумевается работа известного американского биолога Эдварда Уилсона «Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge».

OULIPO (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle, Цех потенциальной литературы) – объединение писателей и математиков, поставившее своей целью научное исследование потенциальных возможностей языка путем изучения известных и создания новых искусственных литературных ограничений, под которыми понимаются любые формальные требования к художественному тексту.

От «spin» – «вращение», одно из свойств элементарных частиц.

Разница скоростей (словами переданы математические символы).