The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection

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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection

Author:	Gardner Dozois
Publisher:	St. Martin's Griffin, 2012
Series:	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Book 29
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Book Type:	Anthology
Genre:	Science-Fiction
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Synopsis

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Table of Contents:

Summation: 2011 - essay by Gardner Dozois
The Choice - (2011) - novella by Paul J. McAuley
A Soldier of the City - (2010) - novelette by David Moles
The Beancounter's Cat - (2011) - novelette by Damien Broderick
Dolly - (2011) - shortstory by Elizabeth Bear
Martian Heart - (2011) - shortstory by John Barnes
Earth Hour - (2011) - shortstory by Ken MacLeod
Laika's Ghost - (2010) - novelette by Karl Schroeder
The Dala Horse - (2011) - shortstory by Michael Swanwick
The Way It Works Out and All - (2011) - shortstory by Peter S. Beagle
The Ice Owl - (2011) - novella by Carolyn Ives Gilman
The Copenhagen Interpretation - (2011) - novelette by Paul Cornell
The Invasion of Venus - (2010) - shortstory by Stephen Baxter
Digging - (2011) - novelette by Ian McDonald
Ascension Day - (2011) - shortfiction by Alastair Reynolds
After the Apocalypse - (2011) - shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh
Silently and Very Fast - (2011) - novella by Catherynne M. Valente
A Long Way Home - (2011) - shortstory by Jay Lake
The Incredible Exploding Man - (2011) - shortfiction by Dave Hutchinson
What We Found - (2011) - novelette by Geoff Ryman
A Response from EST17 - (2011) - novelette by Tom Purdom
The Cold Step Beyond - (2011) - novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
A Militant Peace - (2011) - novelette by Tobias S. Buckell and David Klecha
The Ants of Flanders - (2011) - novella by Robert Reed
The Vicar of Mars - (2011) - novelette by Gwyneth Jones
The Smell of Orange Groves - (2011) - shortstory by Lavie Tidhar
The Iron Shirts - (2011) - novelette by Michael F. Flynn
Cody - (2011) - shortstory by Pat Cadigan
For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I'll Not Be Back Again - (2011) - shortstory by Michael Swanwick
Ghostweight - (2011) - novelette by Yoon Ha Lee
Digital Rites - (2011) - shortfiction by Jim Hawkins
The Boneless One - (2011) - novelette by Alec Nevala-Lee
Dying Young - (2011) - novelette by Peter M. Ball
Canterbury Hollow - (2011) - shortstory by Chris Lawson
The Vorkuta Event - (2011) - novelette by Ken MacLeod
The Man Who Bridged the Mist - (2011) - novella by Kij Johnson
Honorable Mentions: 2011 - essay by Gardner Dozois