The Best Science Fiction of the Year - by Neil Clarke (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Third volume of a best-of-the-year science fiction short story anthology edited by Hugo Award-winning editor Neil Clarke</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>As Earth dies, an architect is commissioned to remote build a monument on Mars from the remains of a failed colony; a man who has transferred his consciousness into a humanoid robot discovers he's missing thirty percent of his memories, and tries to discover why; bored with life in the underground colony of an alien world, a few risk life inside one of the "whales" floating in the planet's atmosphere; an apprentice librarian searching through centuries of SETI messages from alien civilizations makes an ominous discovery; a ship in crisis pulls a veteran multibot out from storage with an unusual assignment: pest control; the dead are given a second shot at life, in exchange for a five-year term in a zombie military program. For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspiring and cautionary. Whether it's a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction inspires the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can view ourselves and the world around us. With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Three, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and twenty-seven of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2017. <p/><b>Table of Contents</b><br><i>Introduction: The State of Short SF Field in 2017</i><br> A Series of Steaks by Vina Jie-Min Prasad<br> Holdfast by Alastair Reynolds<br> Every Hour of Light and Dark by Nancy Kress<br> The Last Novelist, or a Dead Lizard in the Yard by Matthew Kressel<br> Shikasta by Vandana Singh<br> Wind Will Rove by Sarah Pinsker<br> Focus by Gord Sellar<br> The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata<br> Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford<br> The Worldless by Indrapramit Das<br> Regarding the Robot Raccoons Attached to the Hull of My Ship by Rachel Jones and Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali<br> Belly Up by Maggie Clark<br> Uncanny Valley by Greg Egan<br> We Who Live in the Heart by Kelly Robson<br> A Catalogue of Sunlight at the End of the World by A.C. Wise<br> Meridian by Karin Lowachee<br> The Tale of the Alcubierre Horse by Kathleen Ann Goonan<br> Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee<br> In Everlasting Wisdom by Aliette de Bodard<br> The Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon by Finbarr O'Reilly<br> The Speed of Belief by Robert Reed<br> Death on Mars by Madeline Ashby<br> An Evening with Severyn Grimes by Rich Larson<br> ZeroS by Peter Watts<br> The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer<br> Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance by Tobias S. Buckell<br><i>Permissions</i><br><i>Recommended Reading</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume Three</i></b> <p/> "Well-positioned to take on the mantle of <b>most important sci-fi anthology</b> . . . Clarke's skill at selecting <b>a variety of compelling science fiction tales</b> shines in this excellent collection. <b>There's something for everyone here</b> and very few weak entries -- <b>a highly recommended series</b>."--<i>Recursor</i> <p/> "For the third edition of his annual anthology series from Night Shade Books, he has once again assembled <b>an impressive lineup of stories pulled across the genre publishing world</b>. Among the more than 25 stories on offer are new classics . . . <b>If you're looking to discover new SFF authors, or simply seeking a sampler of the past year's short fiction, this book is a good bet.</b>"--<i>B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog</i>, <b>"The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of April 2018"</b> <p/><b>Praise for Neil Clarke's Anthologies with Night Shade Books</b> <p/> "Readers should savor the stories a few at a time to get the most out of Clarke's <b>superior selections</b> . . . but there are <b>no inferior pieces here. This is a fine, thoughtful book.</b>"<br> --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <b>starred review</b> for <i>Not One of Us</i> <p/> "Well-known SF authors grace this . . . <b>top-notch selection of imaginative and thought-provoking stories.</b>"<br> --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, <b>starred review </b>for <i>More Human Than Human</i> <p/> "Clarke's <b>stellar reprint anthology </b>explores the expansive variety of space exploration stories. . . . <b>Outstanding works</b> in which extreme environments bring out the best and worst of human nature."<br> --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <b>Starred Review</b> for <i>The Final Frontier</i> <p/> "Twenty one <b>fascinating tales from some of science fiction's new stars</b>. The reprint collection is <b>multicultural and diverse</b>, with tales of all kinds and from some unusual places. . . . <b>Many standouts in this one and likely something here for all sorts of different kinds of folks</b>."<br> --Manhattan Book Review, <b>4.5/5 Stars</b> for <i>The Final Frontier</i> <p/> "This hefty anthology of imperial SF covers<b> great space battles, small dramas within an empire, hopeless bureaucracy, and even living space stations</b>, zooming in and out to capture every nuance . . . The <b>diverse array of stories ensures that there's plenty of interest for any fan</b> of large-scale SF." <br> --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> on <i>Galactic Empires</i> <p/> "<b>Masterful editor Neil Clarke has assembled an exotic, bountiful treasure chest</b> of reprint tales dedicated to that mode of SF that <b>can arguably be said to constitute the very core of the field</b>, the space opera."<br> --<i>Asimov's</i> on <i>Galactic Empires</i> <p/> "Clarke has assembled a wide range of authors - from old masters like Robert Silverberg to more recent talents such as Aliette De Bodard - each offering a different take on the central premise. . . <b>There isn't a bad piece amongst them</b> . . . the Galaxy really is there for the taking."<br> --<i>Starburst</i> on <i>Galactic Empires, </i> reviewed by Alister Davison <p/> "As editor Clarke points out in his introduction, when most people hear the term galactic empire, they immediately picture Darth Vader and Star Wars. But there is a long history of star-faring empires in the genre, with <b>stories that imagine our human tendencies to explore and conquer among the stars</b>. . . . The stories gathered here, all of which have appeared elsewhere, <b>show the huge range of possibilities of the chosen theme</b>." <br> --<i>Library Journal </i>on <i>Galactic Empires</i> <p/> "The <b>first must-read anthology of the year</b>, no question, is Neil Clarke's <i>Galactic Empires</i>, an <b>ambitious (read: huge</b>) collection of SF tales featuring far-flung confederations in the stars. <b>The TOC is a who's-who of virtually everyone doing important work at short length in science fiction</b>." <br> --John O'Neil, <i>Black Gate </i>on <i>Galactic Empires</i> <p/> "<b>Brings together some of the best voices writing in the genre today. . . . a stunning collection of short fiction</b>."<br> --<i>WorldsInInk </i>on <i>Galactic Empires</i><br><br><br>"Well-positioned to take on the mantle of <b>most important sci-fi anthology</b> . . . Clarke's skill at selecting <b>a variety of compelling science fiction tales</b> shines in this excellent collection. <b>There's something for everyone here</b> and very few weak entries -- <b>a highly recommended series</b>."--<i>Recursor</i> <p/> "For the third edition of his annual anthology series from Night Shade Books, he has once again assembled <b>an impressive lineup of stories pulled across the genre publishing world</b>. Among the more than 25 stories on offer are new classics . . . <b>If you're looking to discover new SFF authors, or simply seeking a sampler of the past year's short fiction, this book is a good bet.</b>"--<i>B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog</i>, <b>"The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of April 2018"</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Neil Clarke</b> is the editor of <i>Clarkesworld</i> and <i>Forever Magazine</i>; owner of Wyrm Publishing; and a five-time Hugo Award Nominee for Best Editor (short form). He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.
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