An anthology featuring some of the biggest names in British genre fiction, including rare, previously uncollected stories by Iain M. Banks, Stephen Baxter, Peter F. Hamilton, Justina Robson, Paul McAuley, Juliet E McKenna, Anne Nicholls, and Geoff Ryman, alongside original stories by Eric Brown, Ian R. MacLeod, Martin Sketchley, Kari Sperring, and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

The rare reprints all appeared originally in souvenir booklets given to attendees of the Novacon convention and featuring original work by that year's Guest of Honour.

The very best of British Science Fiction.

Table of Contents:
Burning Brightly: Introduction by Rog Peyton
Chiron - Stephen Baxter
The Spheres - Iain M. Banks
Acts of Defiance - Eric Brown
Heatwave - Anne Nicholls
Alien TV - Paul McAuley
Canary Girls - Kari Sperring
Softlight Sins - Peter F. Hamilton
Erie Lackawana Song - Justina Robson
Through the Veil - Juliet E. McKenna
The Coming of Enkidu - Geoff Ryman
Red Sky in the Morning - Adrian Tchaikovsky
The God of Nothing - Ian R. MacLeod
The Ships of Aleph - Jaine Fenn
Bloodbirds - Martin Sketchley
About the Authors