An unabridged collection spotlighting the best hard science fiction stories and novellas published in 2022 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster."The Lichens" by Nina Allan - A 22nd century botanist asks a teacher in Scotland, at the time of Culloden, for help with her research."Beneath the Surface, a Womb of Ice" by Deborah L. Davitt - A biochemist involved in the search for underground water...