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The Year's Best Science Fiction (Year's Best Science Fiction)

by Gardner Dozois

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Publisher Comments:

The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now.  Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Cory Doctorow, Robert Charles Wilson, Michael Swanwick, Ian McDonald, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Kage Baker, Bruce McAllister, Alastair Reynolds, Jay Lake, Ruth Nestvold, Gregory Benford, Justin Stanchfield, Walter Jon Williams, Greg Van Eekhout, Robert Reed, David D. Levine, Paul J. McAuley, Mary Rosenblum, Daryl Gregory, Jack Skillingstead, Paolo Bacigalupi, Greg Egan, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Ken MacLeod, Stephen Baxter, Carolyn Ives Gilman, John Barnes, A.M. Dellamonica.

Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

Synopsis:

Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction collects work by Michael Swanwick, Geoff Ryman, Allen Steele, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Cassott, Charles Stross, and many other bright talents.

Synopsis:

The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now.  Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:

* Cory Doctorow * Robert Charles Wilson * Michael Swanwick * Ian McDonald * Benjamin Rosenbaum * Kage Baker * Bruce McAllister * Alastair Reynolds * Jay Lake * Ruth Nestvold * Gregory Benford * Justin Stanchfield * Walter Jon Williams * Greg Van Eekhout * Robert Reed * David D. Levine * Paul J. McAuley * Mary Rosenblum * Daryl Gregory * Jack Skillingstead * Paolo Bacigalupi * Greg Egan * Elizabeth Bear * Sarah Monette * Ken MacLeod * Stephen Baxter * Carolyn Ives Gilman * John Barnes * A.M. Dellamonica

Supplementing the stories are the editors insightful summation of the years events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

Gardner Dozois has been working in the science fiction field for more than thirty years.  For twenty years he was the editor of Asimovs Science Fiction, during which time he received the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times. 
The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, to the realm of the gods and the moment just after now.  Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents.

Supplementing the stories are the editors insightful summation of the years events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

“For a broad and eclectic overview of SF and its varieties, Dozoiss huge anthology remains essential.”—Gary K. Wolf, LOCUS Magazine
“For a broad and eclectic overview of SF and its varieties, Dozoiss huge anthology remains essential.”—Gary K. Wolf, LOCUS

“Gardner Dozois is of course the granddaddy of the annual anthology . . . His housebrick of a collection is the closest thing the field has to a single ‘canon-forming volume.”—Strange Horizons magazine

 
 
 
Table of Contents

I, ROW-BOAT • Cory Doctorow

JULIAN: A CHRISTMAS STORY • Robert Charles Wilson

TIN MARSH • Michael Swanwick

THE DJINN'S WIFE • Ian McDonald

THE HOUSE BEYOND YOUR SKY • Benjamin Rosenbaum

WHERE THE GOLDEN APPLES GROW • Kage Baker

KIN • Bruce McAllister

SIGNAL TO NOISE • Alastair Reynolds

THE BIG ICE • Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold

BOW SHOCK • Gregory Benford

IN THE RIVER • Justin Stanchfield

INCARNATION DAY • Walter Jon Williams

FAR AS YOU CAN GO • Greg Van Eekhout

GOOD MOUNTAIN • Robert Reed 

I HOLD MY FATHER'S PAWS • David D. Levine

DEAD MEN WALKING • Paul J. McAuley

HOME MOVIES • Mary Rosenblum

DAMASCUS • Daryl Gregory

LIFE ON THE PRESERVATION • Jack Skillingstead

YELLOW CARD MAN • Paolo Bacigalupi

RIDING THE CROCODILE • Greg Egan

THE ILE OF DOGGES • Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette

THE HIGHWAY MEN • Ken MacLeod

THE PACIFIC MYSTERY • Stephen Baxter

OKANOGGAN FALLS • Carolyn Ives Gilman

EVERY HOLE IS OUTLINED • John Barnes

THE TOWN ON BLIGHTED SEA • A. M. Dellamonica

NIGHTINGALE • Alastair Reynolds

About the Author

Gardner Dozois has been working in the science fiction field for more than thirty years. For twenty years he was the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction, during which time he received the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780312363352
Author:
Dozois, Gardner
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Subject:
Science Fiction - Anthologies
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Science fiction, american
Subject:
Science fiction, English
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Anthologies
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Number:
24
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Year's Best Science Fiction
Publication Date:
20070710
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
704
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 1.55 in 1.615 lb

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"Synopsis" by , Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction collects work by Michael Swanwick, Geoff Ryman, Allen Steele, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Cassott, Charles Stross, and many other bright talents.
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The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now.  Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:

* Cory Doctorow * Robert Charles Wilson * Michael Swanwick * Ian McDonald * Benjamin Rosenbaum * Kage Baker * Bruce McAllister * Alastair Reynolds * Jay Lake * Ruth Nestvold * Gregory Benford * Justin Stanchfield * Walter Jon Williams * Greg Van Eekhout * Robert Reed * David D. Levine * Paul J. McAuley * Mary Rosenblum * Daryl Gregory * Jack Skillingstead * Paolo Bacigalupi * Greg Egan * Elizabeth Bear * Sarah Monette * Ken MacLeod * Stephen Baxter * Carolyn Ives Gilman * John Barnes * A.M. Dellamonica

Supplementing the stories are the editors insightful summation of the years events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

Gardner Dozois has been working in the science fiction field for more than thirty years.  For twenty years he was the editor of Asimovs Science Fiction, during which time he received the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times. 
The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, to the realm of the gods and the moment just after now.  Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents.

Supplementing the stories are the editors insightful summation of the years events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

“For a broad and eclectic overview of SF and its varieties, Dozoiss huge anthology remains essential.”—Gary K. Wolf, LOCUS Magazine
“For a broad and eclectic overview of SF and its varieties, Dozoiss huge anthology remains essential.”—Gary K. Wolf, LOCUS

“Gardner Dozois is of course the granddaddy of the annual anthology . . . His housebrick of a collection is the closest thing the field has to a single ‘canon-forming volume.”—Strange Horizons magazine

 
 
 
Table of Contents

I, ROW-BOAT • Cory Doctorow

JULIAN: A CHRISTMAS STORY • Robert Charles Wilson

TIN MARSH • Michael Swanwick

THE DJINN'S WIFE • Ian McDonald

THE HOUSE BEYOND YOUR SKY • Benjamin Rosenbaum

WHERE THE GOLDEN APPLES GROW • Kage Baker

KIN • Bruce McAllister

SIGNAL TO NOISE • Alastair Reynolds

THE BIG ICE • Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold

BOW SHOCK • Gregory Benford

IN THE RIVER • Justin Stanchfield

INCARNATION DAY • Walter Jon Williams

FAR AS YOU CAN GO • Greg Van Eekhout

GOOD MOUNTAIN • Robert Reed 

I HOLD MY FATHER'S PAWS • David D. Levine

DEAD MEN WALKING • Paul J. McAuley

HOME MOVIES • Mary Rosenblum

DAMASCUS • Daryl Gregory

LIFE ON THE PRESERVATION • Jack Skillingstead

YELLOW CARD MAN • Paolo Bacigalupi

RIDING THE CROCODILE • Greg Egan

THE ILE OF DOGGES • Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette

THE HIGHWAY MEN • Ken MacLeod

THE PACIFIC MYSTERY • Stephen Baxter

OKANOGGAN FALLS • Carolyn Ives Gilman

EVERY HOLE IS OUTLINED • John Barnes

THE TOWN ON BLIGHTED SEA • A. M. Dellamonica

NIGHTINGALE • Alastair Reynolds

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