β Scribed by Gardner Dozois
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Veteran editor Dozois, 15-time Hugo winner, offers 30 stories, several of them Hugo-nominated. The table of contents is dominated by familiar names like Michael Swanwick and Greg Egan, but occasionally leavened with relative newcomers like Hannu Rajaniemi and more obscure authors like James Alan Gardner. Settings range from the present-day (Nancy Kress's The Erdmann NexusΒ) to the distant future (Ian McDonald's The TearΒ) and alternate history (Aliete de Bodard's Butterfly, Falling at DawnΒ). Similarly the moods range from relatively upbeat (Dominic Green's Shining ArmourΒ) to pessimistic (Swanwick's From Babel's Fallen Glory We FledΒ). In some entries the SF elements appear to be almost an afterthought, but most earn their inclusion. Dozois also provides short biographies, a detailed overview of the year in SF and a lengthy list of honorable mentions. This is a worthy addition to a venerable series. (July)
Praise for Gardner Dozois and The Yearβs Best Science Fiction: Twenty-fifth Annual Collection:
βThe 25th installment of editor extraordinaire Dozois's annual collection packs a wallop.β β_Publishers Weekly_
"For more than a quarter century, Gardner Dozois'sΒ _THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION OF THE YEAR_Β has defined the field. It is the most important anthology, not only annually, but overall." --Charles N. Brown, publisher of Locus Magazine
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