The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen

by Strahan, Jonathan; Jemisin, N. K.; Le Guin, Ursula K.; Novik, Naomi; Nix, Garth; Lee, Yoon Ha; Thompson, Tade; Cho, Zen; Bear, Elizabeth; Wong, Alyssa; Hutchinson, Dave; Singh, Vandana

• ISBN13: 9781781085769
• ISBN10: 1781085765
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-04-16
• Publisher: Solaris

Summary

The finest short science fiction and fantasy, from the master anthologist

A librarian helps a desperate student find the door into a book; Sir Thomas Moore’s head is stolen and a messy rescue ensues; a mother sells a piece of her memory so her daughter can afford an education.

Science fiction is the story of what if and what comes next. It’s more playful, more inclusive and more entertaining than it has ever been before and as the world falls apart around us, it offers us a chance to understand how things could be better, or just how a great story can get us through another night.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen brings together the very best clashes between zombies and unicorns, robots and fairies, spaceships and more in a definitive volume that takes us everywhere from the distant future and the moons of our own solar system, to one last visit to Earthsea...

Featuring stories from Kelly Barnhill // Elizabeth Bear // Brooke Bolander // Zen Cho // P. Djèlí Clark // John Crowley // Andy Duncan // Jeffrey Ford // Daryl Gregory // Alix E. Harrow // Maria Dahvana Headley // Simone Heller // S. L. Huang // Dave Hutchinson // N. K. Jemisin // T. Kingfisher // Naomi Kritzer // Rich Larson // Ursula K. Le Guin // Yoon Ha Lee // Ken Liu // Carmen Maria Machado // Annalee Newitz // Garth Nix // Naomi Novik // S. Qiouyi Lu // Kelly Robson // Vandana Singh // Tade Thompson // Alyssa Wong

Author Biography

Jonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy Award award-winning editor, anthologist, and podcaster. He has edited more than 70 books, is reviews editor for Locus, a consulting editor for Tor.com, and co-host and producer of the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.

Table of Contents

• Introduction, Jonathan Strahan
• Mother Tongues, S. Qiouyi Lu
• Olivia’s Table, Alyssa Wong
• The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington, P. Djèlí Clark
• Yard Dog, Tade Thompson
• The Woman Who Destroyed Us, S. L. Huang
• The Blue Fairy’s Manifesto, Annalee Newitz
• The Starship and the Temple Cat, Yoon Ha Lee
• A Brief and Fearful Star, Carmen Maria Machado
• Field Biology of the Wee Fairies, Naomi Kritzer
• Intervention, Kelly Robson
• The Bookcase Expedition, Jeffrey Ford
• A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies, Alix E. Harrow
• The Staff in the Stone, Garth Nix
• Okay, Glory, Elizabeth Bear
• Widdam, Vandana Singh
• Dreadful Young Ladies, Kelly Barnhill
• The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander
• The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society, T. Kingfisher
• When We Were Starless, Simone Heller
• If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again, Zen Cho
• Blessings, Naomi Novik
• Meat and Salt and Sparks, Rich Larson
• Nine Last Days on Planet Earth, Daryl Gregory
• Golgotha, Dave Hutchinson
• Flint and Mirror, John Crowley
• An Agent of Utopia, Andy Duncan
• You Pretend Like You Never Met Me, and I’ll Pretend Like I Never Met You, Maria Dahvana Headley
• Quality Time, Ken Liu
• The Storyteller’s Replacement, N. K. Jemisin
• Firelight, Ursula K. Le Guin