Under the countless billions of stars in the universe, what forms will
alien life take? How will they live? And what will happen when we meet
them? Aliens: Recent Encounters collects answers to these questions
from some of today's best science fiction writers. From first
encounters to life alongside aliens -- and stories of the aliens' own
lives -- here are many futures: violent and peaceful, star-spanning
and personal. Only one thing is certain: alien life will defy our
expectations.