Adams, John Joseph (ed) - Other Worlds Than These / Адамс, Джон Джозеф (ред) - Иные миры [2012, EPUB, ENG]

Moon Six / Шестая луна novelette by Stephen Baxter A Brief Guide to Other Histories short story by Paul J. McAuley Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage short story by Seanan McGuire An Empty House With Many Doors / Пустой дом с множеством дверей short story by Michael Swanwick Twenty-Two Centimeters short story by Gregory Benford Ana's Tag short story by William Alexander Nothing Personal / Ничего личного novella by Pat Cadigan The Rose Wall short story by Joyce Carol Oates The Thirteen Texts of Arthyria / Тринадцать книг Артирии novelette by John R. Fultz Ruminations in an Alien Tongue / Размышления на инопланетном языке short story by Vandana Singh Ten Sigmas / Десять сигм short story by Paul Melko Magic for Beginners / Магия для начинающих novella by Kelly Link (A Ghost Samba) short story by Ian McDonald The Cristóbal Effect short story by Simon McCaffery Beyond Porch and Portal novelette by E. Catherine Tobler Signal to Noise / Помехи novelette by Alastair Reynolds Porridge on Islac / Овсяная каша по-айслакски short story by Ursula K. Le Guin Mrs. Todd's Shortcut / Короткая дорога миссис Тодд novelette by Stephen King The Ontological Factor short story by David Barr Kirtley Dear Annabehls short story by Mercurio D. Rivera The Goat Variations / Вариации short story by Jeff VanderMeer The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr / Одинокие песни Ларена Дорра short story by George R. R. Martin Of Swords and Horses short story by Carrie Vaughn Impossible Dreams / Невероятные мечты short story by Tim Pratt Like Minds novelette by Robert Reed The City of Blind Delight short story by Catherynne M. Valente Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain / Цветок, Милосердие, Игла и Цепь short story by Yoon Ha Lee Angles novelette by Orson Scott Card The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories / «Волшебник и дева» и другие сказки short story by Christie Yant Trips / Странствия novelette by Robert Silverberg

The television set is upside down. I need its company while I clean, but not its distraction. Sipping gingerly at a glass of wine, I vacuum the oriental rugs one-handed, with great care. Ah, Katherine, you’d be amazed the job I’ve done. The house has never been so clean. I put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet. Cleanup takes next to no time at all since I eliminated all the unneeded furniture. Rugs done, I’m about to get out the floor polish when it occurs to me that trash pickup is tomorrow. Humming, I roll up the carpets one by one, tie them with string, carry all three out to the curb. Then, since it’s no longer needed, I set the vacuum cleaner beside them. . . .