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Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29 (aka The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection)
Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29 - aka The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection Author:Gardner Dozois (Editor) For well over a quarter of a century, Gardner Dozois has been defining the field with his annual selection of the very best of recently published science fiction. Every year he showcases truly exceptional contemporary writing, both by undisputed masters of the genre and outstanding up-and-coming writers. Comprising thirty-three fantastic stories... more » by authors of the calibre of Paolo Bacigalupi, James S. A. Corey, Ann Leckie, Paul McAuley and Ian McDonald, and including, as ever, Dozois' illuminating summation of the year in science fiction and his extensive recommended reading guide, this year's collection is better than ever. 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. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. 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.
Contents:
Summation: 2015 • essay by Gardner Dozois
The Falls [Luna (Ian McDonald)] (2015) / short story by Ian McDonald
Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight [Universe of Xuya] (2015) / short story by Aliette de Bodard
Ruins (2015) / novelette by Eleanor Arnason
Another Word for World (2015) / novelette by Ann Leckie
Meshed (2015) / short story by Rich Larson
Emergence (2015) / novelette by Gwyneth Jones
Gypsy (2015) / novella by Carter Scholz
The Astrakhan, the Homburg, and the Red Red Coal (2015) / novelette by Chaz Brenchley
The Muses of Shuyedan-18 (2015) / short story by Indrapramit Das
Bannerless [The Bannerless Saga] (2015) / novelette by Carrie Vaughn
The Audience (2015) / novelette by Sean McMullen
Rates of Change (2015) / short story by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck [as by James S. A. Corey]
Calved (2015) / short story by Sam J. Miller
Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan (2015) / novelette by Ian McDonald
Consolation (2015) / short story by John Kessel
The Children of Gal [Arkwright] (2015) / novella by Allen Steele [as by Allen M. Steele]
Today I Am Paul [Today I Am] (2015) / short story by Martin L. Shoemaker
City of Ash (2015) / short story by Paolo Bacigalupi
Trapping the Pleistocene (2015) / novelette by James Sarafin
Machine Learning (2015) / novelette by Nancy Kress