Over the last 21 years, Albedo One, Ireland's premiere magazine of science fiction, fantasy and horror, has enjoyed a rich and varied history, picking up several accolades along the way, including three European Science Fiction Society awards. From the outset, the magazine became known for featuring quality fiction from new and emerging writers. And now, collected under one cover for the first time is a selection of the very best of that fiction from the first decade of Albedo One's existence. Witness a post-apocalyptic Earth where the bloated descendants of humankind gorge themselves on the offerings of automated food dispensers that are slowly breaking down. Queue up to view the essence of a lost love caught in an amber moment. Join Edmund Hillary on one last climb, to the top of the Tower of Babel. Don't let even death stop you from taking over the family business. Lease a Dada Machine and create new works of art by dead masters. Dip in and enjoy a baker's dozen of stories from the imaginations of Gil Alderman, John Hanamy, Sean Mac Roibin, David Murphy, Robert Neilson, Mike O'Driscoll, Peadar O Guilin, Philip Raines & Harvey Welles, Dermot Ryan, John W. Sexton, H. Turnip Smith, Tais Teng and Neil Williamson."