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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume One
by Paula GuranJoin twenty-five masterful authors and talented newcomers with more than 400 pages of the disturbing, unnerving, haunting, and strange. This outstanding annual exploration of the year&’s best dark fiction delivers tales of deathly possession, the weirdly surreal, mysterious melancholy, and frighteningly plausible futures. Confront your own humanity and the fears that stir you—from the darkly supernatural and painfully familiar to the disquieting terror of the unknown.
Year's Best Fantasy 2 (Year's Best Fantasy Series #2)
by David G. Hartwell Kathryn CramerUndreamed-Of Wonders From The Farthest Reaches Of ImaginationIn this second volume of the previous year's finest short fantastic fiction, acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell showcases new works by stellar literary artists -- acknowledged masters of the genre and exceptionally talented newcomers alike. Astonishing worlds come alive in these pages -- realms of strange creatures and remarkable sorceries, as well as twisted shadow versions of our inhabited earthly plain. A bold and breathtaking compendium of tales -- including a new Earthsea story from the incomparable Ursula K. Le Guin -- Years's Best Fantasy 2 is the state-of-the-art of a unique and winning genre, offering unforgettable excursions into new realities wondrous, bizarre, enchanting...and terrifying.
Year's Best Fantasy 3 (Year's Best Fantasy Series #3)
by David G. Hartwell Kathryn CramerThe door to fantastic worlds, skewed realities, and breathtaking other realms is opened wide to you once more in this third anthology of the finest short fantasy fiction to emerge over the past year, compiled by acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell. Rarely has a more magnificent collection of tales been contained between book covers -- phenomenal visions of the impossible-made-possible by some of the field's most accomplished literary artists and stellar talents on the rise. Year's Best Fantasy 3 is a heady brew of magic and wonder, strange journeys and epic quests, boldly concocted by the likes of Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Swanwick, Tanith Lee, and others. Step into a dimension beyond the limits of ordinary imagination . . . and be amazed!.
Year's Best Fantasy 4 (Year's Best Fantasy Series)
by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn CramerThere is magic in our world . . . and in others.The fertile imagination can cultivate wondrous things, aided by ancient myths and memory, enduring childhood dreams and desires, and the power of cultural archetypes. Once again, award-winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer reap a magnificent crop of superior fantasy short fiction -- the finest to blossom over the past twelve months. A cornucopia of remarkable tales from some of the field’s most acclaimed artists -- Neil Gaiman, Octavia Butler, Tanith Lee, and Michael Swanwick, to name but a few -- as well as stunning new works from emerging young talents, Year's Best Fantasy 4 is a collection as magical as its illustrious predecessors, a feast for every true connoisseur of fantastic literature.
Year's Best Fantasy 5
by David G. Hartwell Kathryn CramerA collection of fantasy stories by Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Tim Powers, and more.
Year's Best Fantasy 9 (Year's Best Fantasy)
by Kage Baker Peter S. Beagle Elizabeth Bear James Morrow Naomi Novik Geoff Ryman Delia Sherman Howard WaldropTwenty-eight doses of wonder, including contributions by Naomi Novik, Catherynne M. Valente, Elizabeth Bear, and Jeffrey Ford. From the distant past to the present day, from Antarctica and Mars to worlds that never were, the tales in this book bring news from nowhere-and everywhere. Fantasy is a mode of storytelling, a method of entertainment, a mode of argument, and a way of seeing. Here, presented by two of the most distinguished anthologists of the day, are twenty-eight stories that see, tell, argue, and entertain.Includes contributions from Elizabeth Bear, Peter S. Beagle, Kage Baker, Daryl Gregory, Lisa Goldstein, Al Michaud, Naomi Novik, Catherynne M. Valente, John Brown, Richard Bowes, Kij Johnson, Debra Doyle and James Macdonald, Geoff Ryman, Marc Laidlaw, Liz Williams, James Morrow, Kris Dikeman [as Kristine Dikeman], Randy McCharles, Kage Baker, Richard Parks, Peter S. Beagle, Richard Harland, Howard Waldrop, Delia Sherman, James Stoddard, Stephen Woodworth, Jeffrey Ford, and Kim Wilkins.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, Sixth Annual Collection
by Ellen Datlow Terri WindlingMore than four dozen stories and poems, featuring writings by Joyce Carol Oates, Jane Yolen, Harlan Ellison, and many others, investigate the outermost perimeters of the human imagination.
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 14
by Arthur W. SahaTHE GLASS-BLOWER'S DRAGON was born of a craftsman's art to bring magic into the world of men. . . . BUFFALO GALS, WON'T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT to wander in the lands of legend where Coyote the Trickster is a power to reckon with and gods wear the skins of beasts. . . . During HAPPY HOUR those special tunes can turn back time for anyone who has the sense to hear them. . . . MAXIE SILAS was the kind of baseball player legends are created about -- but no one seemed to know exactly where or when he'd played. . . . A LITTLE OF WHAT YOU FANCY can be the magic ingredient to create an ever-growing garden of enchantment. . . . Potions are brewed, spells cast, bargains are made and destinies changed in this collection of tales from today's top word wizards THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY STORIES: 14
The Year's Best S-F: 10th Annual Edition
by Judith Merril10th Annual Edition The Year's Best S-F by Judith Merril
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation of short stories has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisTable of contents: Summation: 2000 the juniper tree John Kessel antibodies Charles Stross the birthday of the world Ursula K. he Guin savior Nancy Kress reef Paul J. McAuley going after bobo Susan Palwick crux Albert E. Cowdrey the cure for everything Severna Park the suspect genome Peter F. Hamilton the raggle taggle gypsy-o Michael Swanwick radiant green star Lucius Shepard great wall of mars Alastair Reynolds milo and sylvie Eliot Fintushel snowball in hell Brian Stableford on the orion line Stephen Baxter oracle Greg Egan obsidian harvest Rick Cook & Ernest Hogan patient zero Tananarive Due a colder war Charles Stross the real world Steven Utley the thing about benny M. Shayne Bell the great goodbye Robert Charles Wilson tendeleo's story Ian McDonald HONORABLE MENTIONS: 2OOO
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-first Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisTable of contents: Acknowledgments xi Summation: 2003 xiii off on a starship William Barton 1 it's all true John Kessel 45 rogue farm Charles Stross 61 the ice Steven Popkes 73 ej-es Nancy Kress 108 the bellman John Varley 123 the bear's baby Judith Moffett " 146 calling your name Howard Waldrop 176 june sixteenth at anna's Kristine Kathryn Rusch 187 the green leopard plague Walter Jon Williams 198 the fluted girl Paolo Bacigalupi 246 dead worlds Jack Skillingstead 264 king dragon Michael Swanwick 275 singletons in love Paul Melko 303 anomalous structures of my dreams M. Shayne Bell 319 the cookie monster Vemor Vinge 338 joe steele Harry Turtledove 377 birth days Geoff Ryman 388 AWAKE IN THE NIGHT John C. Wright 399 the long way home James Van Pelt 435 the eyes of America Geoffrey A. Landis 447 welcome to olympus, mr. hearst Kage Baker 469 night of time Robert Reed 519 \strong medicine William Shunn 533 send me a mentagram Dominic Green AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON Paul Di Filippo flashmen Terry Dowling dragonhead Nick DiChario dear abbey Terry Bisson Honorable Mentions: 2003
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-fifth Annual Collection (Year's Best Science Fiction #35)
by Gardner DozoisThe multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories.In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. Featuring short stories from acclaimed authors such as Indrapramit Das, Nancy Kress, Alastair Reynolds, Eleanor Arnason, James S.A. Corey & Lavie Tidhar, an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection (Year's Best Science Fiction #34)
by Gardner DozoisIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisTwenty eight science fiction and fantasy stories previously published in noted magazines. This collection covers the best stories of 1997.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-third Annual Collection
by Gardner Dozois[from the book jacket] "In The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-Third Annual Collection, our very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world with such compelling stories as: "Beyond the Aquila Rift": Critically acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds takes readers to the edge of the universe, where no voyager has dared to travel before-or so we think. "Comber": Our world is an ever-changing one, and award-winning author Gene Wolfe explores the darker side of our planet's fluidity in his own beautiful and inimitable style. "Audubon in Atlantis": In a world not quite like our own, bestselling author Harry Turtledove shows us that there are reasons some species have become extinct. The twenty-nine 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: Neal Asher Paolo Bacigalupi Stephen Baxter Elizabeth Bear Chris Beckett David Gerrold Dominic Green Daryl Gregory Joe Haldeman Gwyneth Jones James Patrick Kelly Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold Ken MacLeod Ian McDonald Vonda N. McIntyre David Moles Steven Popkes Hannu Rajaniemi Alastair Reynolds Robert Reed Chris Roberso Mary Rosenblum William Sanders Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy Liz Williams Gene Wolfe Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination, and the heart."
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisFrom Cyberspace to outer space, from the Dark Continent to the speed of light, the dozens of stories in this terrific collection represent the year's finest offerings in imaginative fiction. Among the twenty-eight tales assembled here are:<P> The Land of Nod, Mike Resnick's powerful tale of the orbital space colony Kirinyaga and how the old ways conflict with the new.<P> Foreign Devils, Walter Jon Williams's exotic revision of the War of the Worlds Martian Invasion.<P> Red Sonja and Lessingham in Dreamland, Gwyneth Jones's unpredictable venture into the frightening territory of on-line romance.<P> Death Do Us Part, Robert Silverberg's masterful tale of love in the future.<P> In addition, there are two dozen more stories from today's and tomorrow's brightest stars, including, William Barton, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, James P. Blaylock, Damien Broderick, Michael Cassutt, Jim Cowan, Tony Daniel, Gregory Feeley, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Jonathan Lethem, Ian McDonald, Maureen F. McHugh, Paul Park, Robert Reed, Charles Sheffield, Bud Sparhawk, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, Steven Utley, Cherry Wilder, Gene Wolfe.<P> Rounding out the volume are a long list of Honorable Mentions and Gardner Dozois's comprehensive survey of the year in science fiction.<P> In all, the stories assembled here will take you as far as technology, imagination, and hope can go. Climb aboard.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisWidely 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.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-sixth Annual Collection
by Gardner DozoisThe thirty 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.
The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020
by Jonathan StrahanThe definitive guide and a must-have collection of the best short science fiction and speculative fiction of 2019, showcasing brilliant talent and examining the cultural moment we live in, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this collection displays the top talent and the cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. The list of authors is truly star-studded, including New York Times bestseller Ted Chiang (author of the short story that inspired the movie Arrival), N. K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, and many more incredible talents. An assemblage of future classics, this anthology is a must-read for anyone who enjoys the vast and exciting world of science fiction.
The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 2: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2021
by Jonathan StrahanThe most celebrated science fiction short story editor of our time, multi-award-winning editor and Locus Magazine critic Jonathan Strahan presents the definitive collection of best short science fiction of 2020.With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this science fiction collection displays the top talent and cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. These brilliant authors examine the way we live now, our hopes, and struggles, all through the lens of the future. An assemblage of future classics, this star-studded anthology is a must-read for anyone who enjoys the vast and exciting world of science fiction.
Year's Best SF 16 (Year's Best Science Fiction)
by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn CramerA dazzling new collection of the finest short form science fiction from the previous year, compiled once again by World Fantasy and Hugo Award-winning editors by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, Year’s Best SF 16 features some of the brightest stars of the genre—including Gregory Benford, Cory Doctrow, Joe Haldeman, and Michael Swanwick. From space travel to time travel to journeys through the mind, brilliant and original speculative fiction is alive and well and magnificently celebrated in this splendid compendium of plausible wonders.
Year's Best SF 17
by David G. Hartwell Kathryn CramerOnce again, the finest short-form sf offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume. With Year's Best SF 17, acclaimed, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer demonstrate the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing stories from some of the genre's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. Prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible, with tales of wonder from: Elizabeth Bear Gregory Benford Neil Gaiman Nancy Kress Michael Swanwick and others.
Year's Best SF 3 (Year's Best SF Series #3)
by David G. HartwellEnjoy today's most awesome and innovative science fiction, chosen by acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell from the best short fiction published over the last year. Like its two distinguished processors, Year's Best SF 3 is a cybercopia of astonishing stories from familiar favorites and rising stars, all calculated to blow your mind, scorch your, senses, erase your inhibitions, and reinitialize your intelligence. With stories from: Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, William Gibson, Nancy Kress, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe and more...
Year's Best SF 4 (Year's Best SF Series #4)
by David G. HartwellTravel to the Farthest Reaches of the ImaginationAcclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell is back with his fourth annual high-powered collection of the year's most inventive, entertaining, and awe-inspiring science fiction. In short, the best.Here are stories from today's top name authors, plus exciting newcomers, all eager to land you on exotic planets, introduce you to strange new life forms, and show you scenes more amazing than anything you've imagined.So sit back and blast off for an amazing trip withStephen Baxter Gregory Benford David Brin Nancy Kress Bruce Sterling Michael Swanwick and many more...