This is a collection of superlative stories from Asimov's Magazine. It's a good place to find stories that began careers.
Contents vii • Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine • essay by Gardner Dozois 1 • The End of Life as We Know It • (1985) • novelette by Lucius Shepard 33 • The Peacemaker • (1983) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 51 • Fire Watch • [Time Travel] • (1982) • novelette by Connie Willis 92 • Her Furry Face • (1983) • shortstory by Leigh Kennedy 111 • Hardfought • (1983) • novella by Greg Bear 174 • Press Enter [] • (1984) • novella by John Varley 238 • Bloodchild • (1984) • novelette by Octavia E. Butler