THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION - Twenty-Second Annual Collection

Dozois, Gardner (editor) (Pat Murphy; Benjamin Rosenbaum; David Moles; Christopher Rowe; Nancy Kress; Paolo Bacigalupi; Michael F. Flynn; M. John Harrison; Terry Bisson; James Patrick Kelly; Kage Baker; Vernor Vinge; Mary Rosenblum; Vandana Singh)

ISBN 10: 0312336608 / ISBN 13: 9780312336608

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 2005

About this Item

(xl) 663 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and some rippling along the lower edges of the first few pages; not store stamped. Cover art by Stephen Martiniere. This anthology contains: Introduction; Inappropriate Behavior - a novelette by Pat Murphy; Start the Clock by Benjamin Rosenbaum; The Third Party - a novelette by David Moles; The Voluntary State - a novelette by Christopher Rowe; Shiva in Shadow - a novella by Nancy Kress; The People of Sand and Slag - a novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi; The Clapping Hands of God - a novelette by Michael F. Flynn; Tourism by M. John Harrison; Scout's Honor by Terry Bisson; Men Are Trouble - a novelette by James Patrick Kelly; Mother Aegypt - a novella by Kage Baker; Synthetic Serendipity by Vernor Vinge; Skin Deep by Mary Rosenblum; Delhi by Vandana Singh; The Tribes of Bela - a novella by Albert E. Cowdery; Sitka by Williams Saunders; Leviathan Wept by Daniel Abraham; The Defenders by Colin P. Davies; Mayflower II - a novella by Stephen Baxter; Riding the White Bull - a novelette by Caitlin R. Kiernan; Falling Star by Brendan DuBois; The Dragons of Summer Gulch - a novelette by Robert Reed; The Ocean of the Blind by James L. Cambias; The Garden: A Hwarhath Science Fictional Romance - a novelette by Eleanor Arnason; Footvote by Peter F. Hamilton; Sisyphus and the Stranger by Paul Di Filippo; Ten Sigmas by Paul Melko; and Investments - a novella by Walter Jon Williams. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION - Twenty-Second Annual Collection
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312336608
• ISBN 13: 9780312336608
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Stephen Martiniere
• Edition: First Printing - First Thus.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy and Science Fiction

About this title

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 (1947-2018), one of the most acclaimed editors in science-fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Editor 15 times. He was the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine for 20 years. He also served as the editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies and co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2011 and received the Skylark Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.