Synopses & Reviews
Gardner Dozois, science fiction's foremost editor, consistently selects the field's best work each year with this showcase anthology. This year's collection presents sterling short stories from veterans and newcomers alike, including Stephen Baxter, Alan Brennert, Carolyn Ives Gilman, James Patrick Kelly, Geoffrey A. Landis, Paul J. McAuley, Robert Reed, William Sanders, Howard Waldrop, and many others. Rounded out with Dozois's insightful Summation of the Year in SF and a long list of Honorable Mentions, this anthology is the book for every science fiction fan.
Review
"Essential reading for short-story fans." --
Kirkus Reviews"Capacious, conscientious, and cogent, the annual volume is eagerly awaited." --Washington Post Book World
"Provides something for every taste...An absolute must." --Booklist
"Dozois's lengthy and personally punctuated Summation of the Year is the rich icing on the fat cake." --Tangent
"For anyone who stopped reading sci-fi years ago because it seemed intelligent fare had been swept aside by novelizations and jokey kid stuff, this anthology is an eye-opener.' --Dallas Morning News
Synopsis
Gardner Dozois, science fiction's foremost editor, consistently selects the field's best work each year with this showcase anthology. This year's collection presents sterling short stories from veterans and newcomers alike, including Stephen Baxter, Alan Brennert, Carolyn Ives Gilman, James Patrick Kelly, Geoffrey A. Landis, Paul J. McAuley, Robert Reed, William Sanders, Howard Waldrop, and many others. Rounded out with Dozois's insightful Summation of the Year in SF and a long list of Honorable Mentions, this anthology is the book for every science fiction fan.
About the Author
Gardner Dozois, is a longtime editor of
Asimov's SF magazine, has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor nine times. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Beauty in the night /Robert Silverberg --Second skin /Paul J. McAuley --Steamship soldier on the information front /Nancy Kress --Reasons to be cheerful /Greg Egan --Moon six /Stephen Baxter --We will drink a fish together-- /Bill Johnson --Escape route /Peter F. Hamilton --Itsy Bitsy Spider /James Patrick Kelly --A spy in Europa /Alastair Reynolds --The undiscovered /William Sanders --Echoes /Alan Brennert --Getting to know you /David Marusek --balinese dancer /Gwyneth Jones --Marrow / Robert Reed --Heart of whitenesse /Howard Waldrop --The wisdom of Old Earth /Michael Swanwick --The pipes of Pan /Brian Stableford --Crossing Chao Meng Fu /G. David Nordley --Yeyuka /Greg Egan --Frost painting /Carolyn Ives Gilman --Lethe /Walter Jon Williams --Winter fire /Geoffrey A. Landis --Nevermore /Ian R. MacLeod --Open veins /Simon Ings --After Kerry /Ian McDonald --The masque of Agamemnon /Sean Williams and Simon Brown --Gulliver at home /John Kessel --A cold, dry cradle /Gregory Benford and Elisabeth Malatre.