The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume NineFEATURING KELLY LINK * HOLLY BLACK * KEN LIU * USMAN T. MALIK * LAUREN BEUKES * PAOLO BACIGALUPI * JOE ABERCROMBIE * GENEVIEVE VALENTINE * NICOLA GRIFFITH * CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN * GREG EGAN * K. J. PARKER * RACHEL SWIRSKY * ALICE SOLA KIM * GARTH NIX * KARL SCHROEDER * ELLEN KLAGES * KAI ASHANTE WILSON * MICHAEL SWANWICK * ELEANOR ARNASON * JAMES PATRICK KELLY * IAN MCDONALD * AMAL EL-MOHTAR * TIM MAUGHAN * ELIZABETH BEAR * THEODORA GOSS * PETER WATTS Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world. |
Contents
The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family Usman | |
The Lady and the Fox Kelly Link | |
Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler The Successful Kind | |
THE LONG HAUL from the Annals of Transportation The Pacific | |
Tough Times All Over Joe Abercrombie | |
The Insects of Love Genevieve Valentine | |
Mothers Lock Up Your Daughters Because They are Terrifying Alice | |
Shay Corsham Worsted Garth | |
Caligo Lane Ellen Klages | |
Tawny Petticoats Michael Swanwick | |
The Fifth Dragon Ian McDonald | |
The Truth About Owls Amal ElMohtar | |
Covenant Elizabeth Bear | |
From The Journal of Imaginary Anthropology Theodora | |
Cold Wind Nicola Griffith | |
Shadow Flock Greg Egan | |
Met a Man Who Wasnt There K J Parker | |
Grand Jeté The Great Leap Rachel Swirsky | |
Collateral Peter Watts | |
The Scrivener Eleanor Arnason | |
Amicae Aeternum Ellen Klages | |
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