Ten science fiction stories by acclaimed author Linda Nagata, including the Nebula Award winning novella "Goddesses." This collection brings together for the first time Nagata's short fiction, originally published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, More Amazing Stories, and SciFi.com.Story list:Spectral Expectations (Analog 1987)Career Decision (Analog 1988)In the Tide (Analog 1989)Small Victories (Analog 1993)Liberator (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1993)Old Mother (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1995)The Bird Catcher's Children (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1997)Hooks, Nets, and Time (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1997)The Flood (More Amazing Stories 1998)Goddesses (Sci-Fi.com 2000)