David G. Hartwell,Kathryn Cramer,Ken MacLeod,Elizabeth Bear,Ken Liu,Mercurio D. Rivera,Nnedi Okorafor,Karl Schroeder,Paul Park,Neil Gaiman,Judith Moffett,Charlie Jane Anders,Gregory Benford,Madeline Ashby,Robert Reed,Karen Heuler,Tony Ballantyne,Bruce Sterling,Pat MacEwen,Michael Swanwick,Gwyneth Jones,Nancy Kress,Genevieve Valentine,Yoon Ha Lee,Carolyn Ives Gilman
Once 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.,Contents,xi â€¢ Introduction (Year's Best SF 17) â€¢ essay by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer,1 â€¢ The Best Science Fiction of the Year Three â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Ken MacLeod,16 â€¢ Dolly â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Elizabeth Bear,34 â€¢ Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Ken Liu,48 â€¢ Tethered â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Mercurio D. Rivera,73 â€¢ Wahala â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Nnedi Okorafor,96 â€¢ Laika's Ghost â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Karl Schroeder,128 â€¢ Ragnarok â€¢ (2011) â€¢ poem by Paul Park,140 â€¢ Six Months, Three Days â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Charlie Anders [as by Charlie Jane Anders ],163 â€¢ "And Weep Like Alexander" â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Neil Gaiman,169 â€¢ The Middle of Somewhere â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Judith Moffett,195 â€¢ Mercies â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Gregory Benford,220 â€¢ The Education of Junior Number 12 â€¢ [Machine Dynasties] â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Madeline Ashby,246 â€¢ Our Candidate â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Robert Reed,261 â€¢ Thick Water â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Karen Heuler,281 â€¢ The War Artist â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Tony Ballantyne,294 â€¢ The Master of the Aviary â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortfiction by Bruce Sterling,323 â€¢ Home Sweet Bi'ome â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Pat MacEwen,346 â€¢ For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I'll Not Be Back Again â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Michael Swanwick,364 â€¢ The Ki-anna â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Gwyneth Jones,388 â€¢ Eliot Wrote â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Nancy Kress,403 â€¢ The Nearest Thing â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novelette by Genevieve Valentine,430 â€¢ A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel â€¢ (2011) â€¢ shortstory by Yoon Ha Lee,438 â€¢ The Ice Owl â€¢ (2011) â€¢ novella by Carolyn Ives Gilman
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Year's Best SF 17