"An Open Letter to Earth" - This short short was my favorite story.  I found it really amusing.  I confess to liking to read shorter stories, as my "to-read" stack of books grows and my reading time shortens.  A five star rating from me on this one!

"The Political Prisoner" - This novella was a mixture of political thriller and SF, and I thought it succeeded quite well.  It was a richly developed off-planet world, full of intrigue and revolutions and uncertain moralities.  I especially enjoyed how the plot played out, clues dropped here and there, sparingly enough to keep the reader reading for more information.  Pam's rating:  5 stars (out of 5 possible). 

 "Childrun" - While I saw early on where this story was headed, it still had a few surprises here and there.  Apparently this is a serial character, and I'm intrigued to read more stories about him.  I do wish I'd been told more about his right hand and how it came to be made of polished black stone, but I suppose that is another story.   3.5 out of 5 stars.

 "But Wait!  There's More!" - I've come to expect stories in this vein to end with the protagonist losing his soul, but that was never part of Cullin's contract.  I was entertained by this story, although I never felt emotionally involved in the outcome.  Still, I'll give it 4 out of 5 stars.

 "Another Perfect Day" - This was my least favorite.  Time travel stories always make my head spin, so obviously I'm not a target audience for this story.  2 stars. 

"Bounty" - I thought the subject matter was brought forward without getting up on a soap box.  As far as the writing itself, that was above the ordinary.  I've a soft place for beautiful descriptive sentences, and this story has more than a few gems in it, and an outstanding use of strong and unusual verbs, which made the reading very interesting for me.  3 out of 5 stars.