Bookbot

Year's Best SFSeries

This anthology series showcases the pinnacle of contemporary science fiction, meticulously curated for its originality and intellectual depth. Each volume presents a diverse collection of stories from established authors and emerging talents alike. Readers will discover a wide spectrum of themes, ranging from advanced technologies to profound explorations of the human condition. It's an essential read for anyone seeking thought-provoking and cutting-edge speculative fiction.

Year's Best SF 11
Year's Best SF 12
Year's Best SF 2
Year's Best SF 16
Year's Best. SF 8
Year's Best SF 18

Recommended Reading Order

  • Year's Best SF 18

    • 416 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    3.7(44)Add rating

    This anthology features a curated selection of the year's most outstanding science fiction short stories, showcasing a diverse range of themes and innovative narratives from various authors. Readers can expect to encounter imaginative worlds, thought-provoking concepts, and unique characters that push the boundaries of the genre. Each story reflects the creativity and talent present in contemporary science fiction, making this collection a must-read for enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

    Year's Best SF 18

  • Year's Best. SF 8

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.9(125)Add rating

    The astonishingly possible is once again showcased in a breathtaking volume of the best short form SF the past year had to offer. Contributed by some of the most revered and exciting voices in the genre -- and compiled by acclaimed editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell -- these stories of wonder and terror, astounding technologies and miraculous discovery, stretch the imagination into realms and universes never dreamed of before. Each tale is a dazzling gem, rocketing readers across light years and into unknown dimensions -- exploring the intricate cultures of alien races and the strange, secret workings of the human mind. And together they form an unparalleled whole -- a collection of luminous visions that shines more brightly than a newborn sun. New tales

    Year's Best. SF 8

  • Year's Best SF 16

    • 500 pages
    • 18 hours of reading

    Features top short form science fiction from 2010, curated by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.

    Year's Best SF 16

  • Year's Best SF 2

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    3.7(132)Add rating

    Building on the unprecedented success of last season's Year's Best, award-winning editor David G. Hartwell has once again scoured the magazines and anthologies to bring together the very best of today's edgy, audacious, and innovative SF. Here are machines that dream and stars that sing; tales from notable pros and heretofore unknowns;wondrously diverse stories that share the sense of wonder that is the mark of great science fiction. " Includes stories by: Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, James Patrick Kelly, Damon Knight, Joanna Russ, Bruce Sterling, Connie Willis, and many others!

    Year's Best SF 2

  • Year's Best SF 12

    • 484 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    3.7(120)Add rating

    This annual science fiction collection contains stories by many of the biggest names in science fiction. Many of the stories have only been published in magazines before.

    Year's Best SF 12

  • Year's Best SF 11

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.9(182)Add rating

    Travel farther than you've ever dreamed Man has mused about the nature of our universe since he first gazed up in wonder at the stars. Now some of the most fertile imaginations in speculative fiction offer bold and breathtaking visions of "what's out there" and "what's next" in the eleventh annual celebration of the very best short SF to appear over the past year. Once again, acclaimed editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have compiled an extraordinary collection featuring stunning works from modern masters as well as dazzling gems from brilliant new talents -- tales that carry the reader to the far corners of the galaxy and beyond, into hitherto unexplored regions. Get ready to take glorious flight on a journey to the miraculous.

    Year's Best SF 11

  • Year's Best SF 3

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    3.8(119)Add rating

    Enjoy today's most awesome and innovative science fiction, chosen by acclaimed editor David G. Hartwell from the best short fiction published over the last year. Like its two distinguished processors, Year's Best SF 3 is a cybercopia of astonishing stories from familiar favorites and rising stars, all calculated to blow your mind, scorch your, senses, erase your inhibitions, and reinitialize your intelligence. With stories from: Gregory Benford, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, William Gibson, Nancy Kress, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe and more...

    Year's Best SF 3

  • Year's Best SF

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.8(257)Add rating

    Hartwell has brought together only the best of this year's new SF from established pros and audacious newcomers, selecting only those that share the universal quality of great science fiction. Here are stories that go beyond space and time.Contentsix • Introduction: Science Fiction is Alive and Well • (1996) • essay by David G. Hartwell1 • Think Like a Dinosaur • (1995) • novelette by James Patrick Kelly29 • Wonders of the Invisible World • (1995) • shortstory by Patricia A. McKillip45 • Hot Times in Magma City • (1995) • novella by Robert Silverberg111 • Gossamer • [Xeelee] • (1995) • shortstory by Stephen Baxter135 • A Worm in the Well • (1995) • novelette by Gregory Benford169 • Downloading Midnight • (1995) • novelette by William Browning Spencer203 • For White Hill • (1995) • novella by Joe Haldeman261 • In Saturn Time • (1995) • shortstory by William Barton283 • Coming of Age in Karhide • [Hainish] • (1995) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin309 • The Three Descents of Jeremy Baker • (1995) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny321 • Evolution • (1995) • novelette by Nancy Kress353 • The Day the Aliens Came • (1995) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley369 • Microbe • [Elysium Cycle] • (1995) • shortstory by Joan Slonczewski387 • The Ziggurat • (1995) • novella by Gene Wolfe

    Year's Best SF

  • Year's Best Sf 10

    3.7(3)Add rating

    A banner year for speculative fiction has yielded a crop of superb short form SF. Now the very best to appear over the past twelve months has been amassed into one extraordinary volume by acclaimed editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, offering bold visions of days to come that are bright, triumphant, breathtaking, and strikingly unique. Once more, celebrated masters of the field join with exciting new voices to sing of explorations and invasions, grand technological accomplishments, amazing flights into the unknown, horrors and miracles, and the human condition. Welcome to amazing worlds that could be -- and, perhaps, sooner than you have ever dared to imagine. New tales from: Gregory Benford Terry Bisson James Patrick Kelly Pamela Sargent Jack McDevitt Gene Wolfe and more

    Year's Best Sf 10

  • Year's Best SF 14

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.8(214)Add rating

    This anthology showcases the finest short science fiction stories from 2008, curated by esteemed editors David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. The collection features a diverse range of imaginative narratives that highlight the creativity and innovation within the genre, reflecting the trends and themes that defined that year in speculative fiction. Each story offers a unique perspective, making it a must-read for fans of science fiction.

    Year's Best SF 14