Year's Best SF 18 (Year's Best SF Series, 18)

Once again, the finest short-form SF offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume. With Years Best SF 18, acclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible with some of the greatest tales of wonder published in 2012. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied. Introduction Old paint -- Megan Lindholm Ghosts of Christmas -- Paul Cornell Prayer -- Robert Reed Battle of Candle Arc -- Yoon Ha Lee Dormanna -- Gene Wolfe Holmes Sherlock, a Hwarhath mystery -- Eleanor Arnason Electrica -- Sean McMullen Perfect day -- C.S. Friedman Swift as a dream and fleeting as a sigh -- John Barnes Liberty's daughter -- Naomi Kritzer Weep for a day -- Indrapramit Das In plain sight -- Pat Cadigan Application -- Lewis Shiner Love supreme -- Kathleen Ann Goonan Close encounters -- Andy Duncan Two sisters in exile -- Aliette de Bodard Waves -- Ken Liu North Revena Ladies Literary Society -- Catherine H. Shaffer Antarctica starts here -- Paul McAuley Bricks, sticks, straw -- Gwyneth Jones Sigma Structure Symphony -- Gregory Benford Glass future -- Deborah Walker If only ... -- Tony Ballantyne Woman who shook the world tree -- Michael Swanwick Nahiku West -- Linda Nagata Houseflies -- Joe Pitkin Branches on my back, sparrows in my ear -- Nikki J. North Peak of eternal light -- Bruce Sterling. Once again, the finest SF short stories of the year have been collected in a single volume. With Year's Best SF 18, acclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible with some of the greatest tales of wonder published in 2012. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. An anthology of the finest science fiction stories of 2012 features the work of both new and established writers, including contributions by Megan Lindholm, Andy Duncan, C.S. Friedman, and Tony Ballantyne.