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

by Strahan, Jonathan; Gaiman, Neil; Abercrombie, Joe; Owomoyela, An; Parker, K. J.; Ryman, Geoff; Egan, Greg; Harrison, M. John; Kiernan, Caitlín R.; Yu, E. Lily; Ashby, Madeline; Chiang, Ted; McDonald, Ian

• ISBN13: 9781781082164
• ISBN10: 1781082162
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-05-13
• Publisher: Solaris

Summary

From the inner realms of humanity to the far reaches of space, these are the science fiction and fantasy tales that are shaping the genre and the way we think about the future. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan continues to shine a light on the very best writing, featuring both established authors and exciting new talents.

Within you will find twenty-eight incredible tales, showing the ever growing depth and diversity that science fiction and fantasy continues to enjoy. These are the brightest stars in our firmament, lighting the way to a future filled with astonishing stories about the way we are, and the way we could be.

Including stories by K J Parker, Neil Gaiman, Yoon Ha Lee, Joe Abercrombie, Sofia Samatar, Greg Egan, E Lily Yu, Geoff Ryman, M Bennardo, Ramez Naam, Ted Chiang, Priya Sharma, Richard Parks, Lavie Tidhar, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Eleanor Arnason, Ian R Macleod, An Owomoyela, Karin Tidbeck, Madeline Ashby, Caitlin R Kiernan, Robert Reed, Ian Mcdonald, Val Nolan, M John Harrison, James Patrick Kelly and Charlie Jane Anders.

Author Biography

Jonathan Strahan is a multiple award-winning editor and anthologist. He is also the reviews editor of Locus. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his wife and their two daughters. He publishes two continuing original anthology series with Solaris, the Infinity and Fearsome books.

Table of Contents

• Introduction, Jonathan Strahan
• Some Desperado, Joe Abercrombie
• Zero for Conduct, Greg Egan
• Effigy Nights, Yoon Ha Lee
• Rosary and Goldenstar, Geoff Ryman
• The Sleeper and the Spindle, Neil Gaiman
• Cave and Julia, M. John Harrison
• The Herons of Mer de l’Ouest, M. Bennardo
• Water, Ramez Naam
• The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling, Ted Chiang
• The Ink Readers of Doi Saket, Thomas Olde Heuvelt
• Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls, Richard Parks
• Rag and Bone, Priya Sharma
• The Book Seller, Lavie Tidhar
• The Sun and I, K. J. Parker
• The Promise of Space, James Patrick Kelly
• The Master Conjurer, Charlie Jane Anders
• The Pilgrim and the Angel, E. Lily Yu
• Entangled, Ian R Macleod
• Fade to Gold, Benjanun Sriduangkaew
• Selkie Stories Are for Losers, Sofia Samatar
• In Metal, In Bone, An Owomoyela
• Kormak the Lucky, Eleanor Arnason
• Sing, Karin Tidbeck
• Social Services, Madeline Ashby
• The Road of Needles, Caitlín R Kiernan
• Mystic Falls, Robert Reed
• The Queen of Night’s Aria, Ian McDonald
• The Irish Astronaut, Val Nolan