Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1
Subtitle: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781534449619
Description: V. 1: "A must-have collection of the best short science fiction and speculative fiction of 2019, showcasing brilliant talent and examining the cultural moment we live in, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this collection displays the top talent and the cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. Authors include past award-winners Rebecca Roanhorse, Ken Liu, Carmen Maria Machado, Aliette de Boddard, Kim Stanley Robinson, Yoon Ha Lee, and Ted Chiang. An assemblage of future classics, this anthology is a must-read for anyone who enjoys the vast and exciting world of science fiction"--
Table of contents: title: xiii • Introduction (The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 1) • essay by Jonathan Strahan; title: 1 • The Bookstore at the End of America • (2019) • short story by Charlie Jane Anders; title: 23 • The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex • (2019) • short story by Tobias S. Buckell; title: 37 • Kali_Na • (2019) • short fiction by Indrapramit Das; title: 59 • Song of the Birds • (2019) • short fiction by Saleem Haddad; title: 77 • The Painter of Trees • (2019) • short story by Suzanne Palmer; title: 91 • The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir • (2019) • short story by Karin Tidbeck; title: 109 • Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders • (2019) • short story by Malka Older; title: 123 • It's 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning • (2019) • short story by Ted Chiang; title: 127 • Contagion's Eve at the House Noctambulous • (2019) • novelette by Rich Larson; title: 151 • Submarines • (2019) • short story by Han Song (trans. of 潜艇?; title: 2014); title: 161 • As the Last I May Know • (2019) • short story by S. L. Huang; title: 179 • A Catalog of Storms • (2019) • short story by Fran Wilde; title: 193 • The Robots of Eden • (2019) • short story by Anil Menon; title: 213 • Now Wait for This Week • (2019) • novelette by Alice Sola Kim; title: 243 • Cyclopterus • (2019) • short story by Peter Watts; title: 263 • Dune Song • (2019) • short story by Suyi Davies Okungbowa; title: 277 • The Work of Wolves • (2019) • novella by Tegan Moore; title: 331 • Soft Edges • (2019) • short story by Elizabeth Bear; title: 343 • Emergency Skin • (2019) • novelette by N. K. Jemisin; title: 371 • Thoughts and Prayers • (2019) • short story by Ken Liu; title: 391 • At the Fall • (2019) • novelette by Alec Nevala-Lee; title: 423 • Reunion • (2019) • short fiction by Vandana Singh; title: 453 • Green Glass: A Love Story • (2019) • short story by E. Lily Yu; title: 465 • Secret Stories of Doors • (2016) • short story by Sofía Rhei?; title: 483 • This is Not the Way Home • (2019) • novelette by Greg Egan; title: 507 • What the Dead Man Said • (2019) • short story by Chinelo Onwualu; title: 523 • I (28M) Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We're Getting Married • (2019) • short story by Fonda Lee; title: 533 • The Archronology of Love • (2019) • novelette by Caroline M. Yoachim; title: 561 • Recommended Reading: 2019 • essay by Jonathan Strahan