The best science fiction and fantasy of the year. Volume 1

For The First Time Ever, Award-winning Editor Jonathan Strahan Has Assembled The Best Science Fiction And The Best Fantasy Stories Of The Year In One Volume. More Than Just Two Books For The Price Of One, This Book Brings Together Over 200,000 Words Of The Best Genre Fiction Anywhere. Strahan's Critical Eye And Keen Editorial Instincts Have Served Him Well For Earlier Best Of The Year Round-ups In The Best Short Novels, Science Fiction: Best Of And Fantasy: Best Of Series, And This Is His Most Impressive Effort Yet. In Print And On-line, Science Fiction And Fantasy Is Thriving As Never Before. A Multitude Of Astonishingly Creative And Gifted Writers Are Boldly Exploring The Mythic Past, The Paranormal Present, And The Promises And Perils Of Myriad Alternate Worlds And Futures. There Are Almost Too Many New And Intriguing Stories Published Every Year For Any Reader To Be Able To Experience Them All. So How To Make Sure You Haven’t Missed Any Future Classics? Award-winning Editor And Anthologist Jonathan Strahan Has Surveyed The Expanding Universes Of Modern Sf And Fantasy To Find The Brightest Stars In Today’s Dazzling Literary Firmament. From The Latest Masterworks By The Acknowledged Titans Of The Field To Fresh Visions From Exciting New Talents, This Outstanding Collection Is A Comprehensive Showcase For The Current State Of The Art In Both Science Fiction And Fantasy. Anyone Who Wants To Know Where The Future Of Imaginative Short Fiction Is Going, And Treat Themselves To Dozens Of Unforgettable Stories, Will Find This Year’s Edition Of Best Science Fiction And Fantasy To Be Just What They’re Looking For! For the first time ever, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has assembled the best science fiction and the best fantasy stories of the year in one volume. More than just two books for the price of one, this book brings together over 200,000 words of the best genre fiction anywhere. Strahan's critical eye and keen editorial instincts have served him well for earlier best of the year round-ups in the Best Short Novels, Science Fiction: Best of and Fantasy: Best of series, and this is his most impressive effort yet. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. Introduction - Jonathan Strahan� How To Talk To Girls At Parties - Neil Gaiman� El Regalo - Peter S. Beagle� I, Row-boat - Cory Doctorow� In The House Of The Seven Librarians - Ellen Klages� Another Word For Map Is Faith - Christopher Rowe� Under Hell, Over Heaven - Margo Lanagan� Incarnation Day - Walter Jon Williams� The Night Whiskey - Jeffrey Ford� A Seige Of Cranes - Benjamin Rosenbaum� Halfway House - Frances Hardinge� The Bible Repairman - Tim Powers� Yellow Card Man - Paolo Bacigalupi� Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) - Geoff Ryman� The American Dead - Jay Lake� The Cartesian Theater - Robert Charles Wilson� Journey Into The Kingdom - M Rickert� Eight Episodes - Robert Reed� The Wizards Of Perfil - Kelly Link� The Saffron Gatherers - Elizabeth Hand� D.A. - Connie Willis� Femaville 29 - Paul Di Filippo� Sob In The Silence - Gene Wolfe� The House Beyond Your Sky - Benjamin Rosenbaum� The Djinn's Wife - Ian McDonald� Gathers stories by such writers as Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, Cory Doctorow, Jeffrey Ford, Walter Jon Williams, Tim Powers, Gene Wolfe, Connie Willis, and Robert Reed