This is a superb collection of stories from Peter F. Hamilton, set in the same universe as his excellent, bestselling epics Reality Dysfunction and The Neutronium Alchemist.

Sonnie’s Edge

New Days Old Times

Candy Buds

Deathday

The Lives and Loves of Tiarella Rosa

Escape Route
Also appeared in  The Year's Best Science Fiction, marks the reappearance of the starship  Lady Macbeth and her crew, who must figure out a xenoc relic before they run afoul of some heavies.