Since its debut in 1996, Starlight has been recognized as the preeminent original anthology of science fiction and fantasy. Its stories have won the Nebula Award, the Sturgeon Award, and the Tiptree Award. Starlight 1 itself won the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. The series represents the best new short fiction in fantasy and SF.Now, with Starlight 3, award-winning editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden offers a new serving of powerful, original stories. Some are playful, some rigorous, or exuberant, or melancholy; some are set in the world of today, and some amidst the farthest stars or in worlds that never were.Stephen BaxterTerry BissonTed ChiangSusanna ClarkeBrenda W. CloughD. G. ComptonCory DoctorowAndy DuncanColin GreenlandAlex IrvineGeoffrey A. LandisMaureen F. McHughSusan PalwickMadeleine E. RobinsGreg van EekhoutJane Yolen