Synopses & Reviews
Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2004 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing.The stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, into the very core of their beings, to the realm of the Gods, and to the moment just after now. Included are the works of masters of the form and the bright new talents of tomorrow. This book is 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.
Review
“The latest in Dozois's definitive, must-read short story anthology series takes the pulse of science fiction today, revealing it to be a genre of breathtaking scope and imagination…. The range of stories and styles means there's something here for everyone.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Review
“The latest in Dozois's definitive, must-read short story anthology series takes the pulse of science fiction today, revealing it to be a genre of breathtaking scope and imagination…. The range of stories and styles means there's something here for everyone.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Synopsis
Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2004 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing.The stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, into the very core of their beings, to the realm of the Gods, and to the moment just after now. Included are the works of masters of the form and the bright new talents of tomorrow. This book is 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.
About the Author
Gardner Dozois has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor twelve times. The editor of Asimov's SF magazine since 1986, he lives in Philadelphia, Pensylvania.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Summation: 2004
Pat Murphy, Inappropriate Behavior
Benjamin Rosenbaum, Start the Clock
David Moles, The Third Party
Christopher Rowe, The Voluntary State
Nancy Kress, Shiva in Shadow
Paolo Bacigalupi, The People of Sand and Slag
Michael F. Flynn, The Clapping Hands of God
M. John Harrison, Tourism
Terry Bisson, Scout's Honor
James Patrick Kelly, Men are Trouble
Kage Baker, Mother Aegypt
Vernor Vinge, Synthetic Serendipity
Mary Rosenblum, Skin Deep
Vandana Singh, Delhi
Albert E. Cowdrey, The Tribes of Bela
William Sanders, Sitka
Daniel Abraham, Leviathan Wept
Colin P. Davies, The Defenders
Stephen Baxter, Mayflower II
Caitlin R. Kiernan, Riding the White Bull
Brendan DuBois, Falling Star
Robert Reed, The Dragons of Summer Gulch
James L. Cambias, The Ocean of the Blind
Eleanor Arnason, The Garden: A Hwarhath Science Fiction Romance
Peter F. Hamilton, Footvote
Paul Di Filippo, Sisyphus and the Stranger
Paul Melko, Ten Sigmas
Walter Jon Williams, Investments
Honorable Mentions: 2004