Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short storiesβclose to 250,000 wordsβedited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fictionβs greatest up-and-coming authors.
David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fansβ first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on whatβs coming next in the science fiction field.
The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction fieldβs major awards.
**Contents**
Infinities β’ (2008) β’ novelette by Vandana Singh
Rogue Farm β’ (2003) β’ shortstory by Charles Stross
The Gambler β’ (2008) β’ novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi
Strood β’ (2004) β’ shortstory by Neal Asher
Eros, Philia, Agape β’ (2009) β’ novelette by Rachel Swirsky
The Tale of the Wicked β’ (2009) β’ novelette by John Scalzi
Bread and Bombs β’ (2003) β’ shortstory by M. Rickert
The Waters of Meribah β’ (2003) β’ shortstory by Tony Ballantyne
Tk'tk'tk β’ (2005) β’ shortstory by David D. Levine
The Nearest Thing β’ (2011) β’ novelette by Genevieve Valentine
Erosion β’ (2009) β’ shortstory by Ian Creasey
The Calculus Plague β’ (2009) β’ shortstory by Marissa Lingen
One of Our Bastards Is Missing β’ [Jonathan Hamilton β’ 2] β’ (2009) β’ novelette by Paul Cornell
Tideline β’ (2007) β’ shortstory by Elizabeth Bear
Finisterra β’ (2007) β’ novelette by David Moles
Evil Robot Monkey β’ (2008) β’ shortstory by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Education of Junior Number 12 β’ [Machine Dynasties] β’ (2011) β’ shortfiction by Madeline Ashby
Toy Planes β’ (2005) β’ shortstory by Tobias S. Buckell
The Algorithms for Love β’ (2004) β’ shortstory by Ken Liu (variant of Algorithms for Love)
The Albian Message β’ (2005) β’ shortstory by Oliver Morton
To Hie from Far Cilenia β’ [Gennady] β’ (2009) β’ novella by Karl Schroeder
Savant Songs β’ (2004) β’ shortstory by Brenda Cooper
Ikiryoh β’ (2005) β’ shortstory by Liz Williams
The Prophet of Flores β’ (2007) β’ novelette by Ted Kosmatka
How to Become a Mars Overlord β’ (2010) β’ shortstory by Catherynne M. Valente
Second Person, Present Tense β’ (2005) β’ novelette by Daryl Gregory
Third Day Lights β’ (2005) β’ novelette by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Balancing Accounts β’ (2008) β’ shortstory by James L. Cambias
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel β’ (2011) β’ shortstory by Yoon Ha Lee
His Master's Voice β’ (2008) β’ shortstory by Hannu Rajaniemi
Plotters and Shooters β’ (2007) β’ novelette by Kage Baker
The Island β’ (2009) β’ novelette by Peter Watts
Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction β’ (2009) β’ shortstory by Jo Walton
Chicken Little β’ (2010) β’ novella by Cory Doctorow