The VanderMeer's do a wonderful job at not just putting together some intriguing and great short stories. They also do a wonderful job at telling a story of Science Fiction and it's ability to affect and permeate many different cultures and lives. Unlike most collections they do not put just white men's stories front and center. Rather, they acknowledge the great and known authors while also offering up various stories from authors previously left unacknowledged or under-acknowledged in prior compilations.