The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction : 17th Annual Collection

Widely regarded as the essential book for every science-fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes not just a host of established masters but also many bright, young talents of science fiction. It embraces every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Plus the usual thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list. Off on a starship / William Barton -- It's all true / John Kessel -- Rogue farm / Charles Stross -- The ice / Steven Popkes -- EJ-ES / Nancy Kress -- The bellman / John Varley -- The bear's baby / Judith Moffett -- Calling your name / Howard Waldrop -- June sixteenth at Anna's / Kathryn Rusch -- The green leopard plague / Walter Jon Williams -- The fluted girl / Paulo Bacigalupi -- Dead worlds / Jack Skillingstead -- King dragon / Michael Swanwick -- Singletons in love / Paul Melko -- Anomalous structures of my dreams / M. Shayne Bell -- The cookie monster / Vernor Vinge -- Joe Steele / Harry Turtledove -- Birth days / Geoff Ryman -- Awake in the night / John C. Wright -- The long way home / James Van Pelt -- The eyes of America / Geoffrey A. Landis -- Welcome to Olympus, Mr. Hearst / Kage Baker -- Night of time / Robert Reed -- Strong medicine / William Shunn -- Send me a mentagram / Dominic Green -- And the dish ran away with the spoon / Paul Di Filippo -- Flashmen / Terry Dowling -- Dragonhead / Nick DiChario -- Dear Abbey / Terry Bisson Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan. This year's volume includes not just a host of established masters, but also many bright young talents of science fiction. Plus the usual thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.