About this title: This is the 16th anthology of contemporary science fiction, with writing from Greg Egan, Tanith Lee, Ian MacDonald, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Stanwick and a host of other luminaries of the sci-fi world. It also includes a summary of the year (1999) in media and a list of "honourable mentions".
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780312111045ISBN:0312111045
Description: Good+ 8vo. {009691} The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection. ISBN 0312111045. Published by St Martins Press in 1994. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Sci-Fi 593pp. {Book Condition} GOOD+ {Book Condition Details} Cover: minor edge wear, minor staining, creasing on Spine, scratching, Text: bright, unmarked pages. {Contents} A Child's Christmas In Florida by William Browning Spencer; A Visit To The Farside by Don Webb; Alien Bootlegger by Rebecca Ore; Chaff by Greg Egan; Cush by Neal Jr ... read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780312132217ISBN:0312132212
Description: Good+ 8vo. {009686} The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection. ISBN 0312132212. Published by St Martins Pr in 1995. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Sci-Fi 590pp. {Book Condition} GOOD+ {Book Condition Details} Cover: edge wear, minor staining, minor creasing on Spine, creasing, scratching, Text: bright, unmarked pages. {Contents} Asylum by Katherine Kerr; California Dreamer by Mary Rosenblum; Cilia-Of-Gold by Stephen Baxter; Cocoon by Greg Egan; Cri De Coeur by Michael Bishop; Dead Space ... read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Griffin
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780312324797ISBN:0312324790
Description: Good. 8vo. {008951} The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois. ISBN 0312324790. Published by St Martins Griffin in 2004. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Sci-Fi {Book Condition} GOOD {Book Condition Details} Cover: curled corners, edge wear, creasing, rubbing, Text: smuging on page edge(s). {Notes} 21st NOT 25th Collection. {Contents} And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon by Paul Di Filippo; Anomalous Structures Of My Dreams by M. Shayne Bell; Awake In The Night ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780312144517ISBN:0312144512
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"Gardener always puts together a good mix of stories, and this one is no exception. Plus, this one has a funny story from my mefi buddy John Aegard...a relatively unknown but wonderful talent."
"I picked this book up at Half Price Books a couple of weeks ago, not having read any of this series of collections before. I'm so glad I did. This is a wonderful way to find great short science fiction. I have subscriptions to Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov's, and Analog, which brings lots of good short SF to my door, but this introduces lots of fiction that I would not be able to find on my own.
Some favorites from this collection: "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi, "Scout's Honor" by Terry Bisson, "Leviathan Wept" by Daniel Abraham, "Shiva in Shadow" by Nancy Kress, "Riding the White Bull" by Caitlin R. Kiernan, "Footvote" by Peter F. Hamilton, and "Mayflower II" by Stephen Baxter.
The stories by Bisson, Kress, Kiernan, Hamilton, and Baxter are really fantastic, filled with lovely writing and fascinating ideas. And this particular combination of authors illustrates just what I like about this collection. Bisson and Baxter are familiar names to me and I have other instances of their work already, but the others--Kress, Kiernan, and Hamilton--are new to me. So the collection is extremely useful in introducing new work by familiar authors and in introducing new authors to a broader public (and to me).
All of these stories (and the many stories I didn't mention here--there wasn't a single story I didn't enjoy) are well worth reading and worth being singled out for the collection; Bacigalupi and Abraham's stories are ones, however, that deserve special mention. I plan to incorporate both of these stories into my fall literature course. Bacigalupi's story is about human relationships with animals, both sentimental and practical, and Abraham's story is a political thriller about terrorism and religion. Both raise questions I want to address in my class and manage to do so in new (especially to a group of students who don't really read SF) and interesting ways.
Since beginning to read this collection, I've bought as many of the others of this series as I've been able to by browsing my local Half Price Books stores. I can't wait to read more."
"If you read one sci-fi book a year, this is the one. Always stories of high caliber with a few tossed in that will keep you thinking weeks later, not to mention the collection is a primer for what science and technology everyone will be talking about five to ten years from now."
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