The Year's Best Science Fiction 15.

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Praise for
The Year's Best Science Fiction
"Essential reading for short-story fans." —Kirkus Reviews
"Capacious, conscientious, and cogent, the annual volume is eagerly awaited." -Washinbtdn Post Book World
"Provides spmething for every taste aÉPd^sô the opportunity lô bridle and dispute that is so important to regular readers of be$|-of anthologies. An absolutes must." —Dennis Winters, Booklist;
"Yet another outstanding addition to what has become a definitive, annual collection of the best that science fiction can offer." ^—Dorman T. Shindler, St. Petersburg Times
"Dozois has once again ifianaged to showcase not only many of the previous year's
best stories, but has also chosen those stories that best exemplify (for the noninsider) the wide range bf material being published in mainstream SF today." /
—Dave Truesdale, Tangent
the thrill of the future, the mysteries of the past, the uncanniness of the alien and the marvels—these are the domain of science fiction, and yet... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Praise for
The Year's Best Science Fiction
"Essential reading for short-story fans." —Kirkus Reviews
"Capacious, conscientious, and cogent, the annual volume is eagerly awaited." -Washinbtdn Post Book World
"Provides spmething for every taste aÉPd^sô the opportunity lô bridle and dispute that is so important to regular readers of be$|-of anthologies. An absolutes must." —Dennis Winters, Booklist;
"Yet another outstanding addition to what has become a definitive, annual collection of the best that science fiction can offer." ^—Dorman T. Shindler, St. Petersburg Times
"Dozois has once again ifianaged to showcase not only many of the previous year's
best stories, but has also chosen those stories that best exemplify (for the noninsider) the wide range bf material being published in mainstream SF today." /
—Dave Truesdale, Tangent
the thrill of the future, the mysteries of the past, the uncanniness of the alien and the marvels—these are the domain of science fiction, and yet these are but some of the wonders contained in this terrific collection.
Assembled here are twenty-eight stories representing the finest science fiction published in 1997, including:
Crossing Chad Meng Fu by G. David Nordley, which takes us on an adventure across the sun-blasted surface of the planet Mercury.
We Will Drink a Fish Together by Bill Johnson, in which an alien ambassador winds up in a place most alien: Summit, South Dakota.
Balinese Dancer, Gwyneth Jones's chilling and subtle vision of how the end may come tomorrow.
Heart of Whitenesse by Howard Waldrop, a gonzo portrait of Elizabethan England and the powers a nonbeliever may wield.
Among the other gems included here are stories by science fiction's greatest masters and its most promising newcomers, including Stephen Baxter • Gregory Benford and Elisabeth Malartre • Alan Brennert • Greg Egan Carolyn Ives Giiman • Peter F. Hamilton Simon Ings • James Patrick Kelly • John Kessel Nancy Kress • Geoffrey A. Landis • Ian R. MacLeod • David Mariisek • Paul J. McAuley Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • William Sanders • Robert Silverberg • Brian Stableford Michael Swanwick • Sean Williams and Simon Brown • Walter Jon Williams.
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Complementing these stories arc Gardner Dozois's thorough Summation of the Year in Science Fiction and a long list of Honorable Mentions.
With more than two dozen imaginary worlds in all, this volume is a treasure trove for fans of fabulous fiction. Vissza