Best Contemporary Science Fiction - April 2024

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

For years, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark collection. Contributors include: * Stephen Baxter * Greg Bear * William Bigson * Terry Bisson * Pat Cadigan * Ted Chiang * John Crowley * Tony Daniel * Greg Egan * Molly Gloss * Eileen Gunn * Joe Haldeman * James Patrick Kelly... [Read More]

• ASIN: 031233656X
• ASIN: 031233656X
• ISBN: 031233656X
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

The Overstory: A Novel

• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

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

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-Fifth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection of short stories brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Ian McDonald, Stephen Baxter, Michael Swanwick, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kage ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312378599
• ASIN: 0312378599
• ISBN: 0312378599
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Broken Stars, edited by multi award-winning writer Ken Liu--translator of the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel The Three Body Problem by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu-- is his second thought-provoking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. Some of the included authors are already familiar to readers in the West (Liu Cixin and Hao Jingfang, both Hugo winners); some are publishing in English for the first time. Because of the growing interest in newer SFF from China, virtually every story here was first published in Chinese in the 2010s. The stories span the range from sho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250297664
• ASIN: 1250297664
• ISBN: 1250297664
• Manufacturer: Tor Books

Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection

Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing. This year's volume includes Ian R. MacLeod, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Maureen F. McHugh, Robert Reed, Paul McAuley, Michael Swanwick, Robert Silverberg, Charles Stross, John Kessel, Gregory Benford and many other talented authors of SF, as well as thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.

• ASIN: 0312308590
• ASIN: 0312308590
• ISBN: 0312308590
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

The Best of the Best, Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels

For more than twenty years The Year's Best Science Fiction has been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the original Best of the Best collected the finest short stories from that series and became a benchmark in the SF field. Now, for the first time ever, Hugo Award-winning editor Gardner Dozios sifts through hundreds of stories and dozens of authors who have gone on to become some of the most esteemed practitioners of the form, to bring readers the ultimate anthology of short scienc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312363427
• ASIN: 0312363427
• ISBN: 0312363427
• Brand: Griffin
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• ASIN: B0192CTMYG
• ASIN: B0192CTMYG
• Manufacturer: Pottermore Publishing

World's Best Science Fiction: 1965

Ace Books, 1965, Mass market paperback original. Collects the best stories first appearing in 1964. Includes "Oh, to Be a Blobel!" by Philip K. Dick; "Now Is Forever" by Thomas M. Disch; plus stories by Christopher Anvil, Tom Purdom, William F. Temple, C. C. MacApp, John Brunner, Fritz Leiber and others.

• ASIN: B000GZO08C
• ASIN: B000GZO08C
• Manufacturer: Ace Books

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

The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:* Cory Doctorow * Robert Charles Wilson * Michael Swanwick * Ian McDonald * Benjamin Rosenbaum * Kage Baker * Bruce McAllister * Alastair Reynolds * Jay Lake * Ruth Nestvold * Gregory Benford * Justin Stanchfield * Walter Jon Williams * Greg Van Eekhout * Robert Reed * David D. Levine * Paul J. McAuley * Mary Rosenblum * Daryl G... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312363354
• ASIN: 0312363354
• ISBN: 0312363354
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Invisible Planets, edited by multi award-winning writer Ken Liu--translator of the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel The Three Body Problem by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu--is his second thought-provoking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. Invisible Planets is a groundbreaking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. The thirteen stories in this collection, including two by Cixin Liu and the Hugo and Sturgeon award-nominated “Folding Beijing” by Hao Jingfang, add up to a strong and diverse representation of Chinese SF. Some have won awards, some have garne... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0765384205
• ASIN: 0765384205
• ISBN: 0765384205
• Manufacturer: Tor Books

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

• ASIN: B0192CTMW8
• ASIN: B0192CTMW8
• Manufacturer: Pottermore Publishing

Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

The best-selling Spectrum series continues with this twenty-sixth lavishly produced annual. Challenging, controversial, educational and irreverent, the award-winning series reinforces both the importance and prevalence of fantastic art in today’s culture. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant full-color collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium, both traditional and digital. The best artists from the United States, Europe, China, Australia, South America and beyond have gathered into the only annual devoted exclusively... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1640410244
• ASIN: 1640410244
• ISBN: 1640410244
• Manufacturer: Flesk Publications

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection

The past through tomorrow are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers, including:William Barton * Rob Chilson * Tony Daniel * Cory Doctorow * Jim Grimsley * Gwyneth Jones * Chris Lawson * Ian McDonald * Robert Reed * William Browning Spencer * Allen Steele * Michael Swanwick * Howard Waldrop * Cherry Wilder * Liz Williams A useful list of honorable mentions and Dozois's insightful summation of the year in sf round out this anthology,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312299974
• ASIN: 0312299974
• ISBN: 0312299974
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Mission One

Titan. Sixth moon of Saturn. A gleaming jewel of natural resources, ripe for harvesting by the first private space company to stake a claim.  Diamond Aerospace launches a ship with an experimental engine that will get a crew to Titan in five months. Their mission is to lay the groundwork for a permanent orbital research station, one that will be the future base of operations for activity on that distant moon.  Shortly after launch, a devastating malfunction forces the crew to make a choice: continue to Titan, or go back home. As the truth about their mission unravels, one thing is clear: s... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07D7HMR7H
• ASIN: B07D7HMR7H
• Manufacturer: Samuel Best

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller.In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again.After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.The girl calls hers... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1503904911
• ASIN: 1503904911
• ISBN: 1503904911
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Broken Stars : Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

9781250297662

• UPC: 130239876
• Rating: 5.0

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection

The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories, with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science

• UPC: 415598537

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Invisible Planets, edited by multi award-winning writer Ken Liu--translator of the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel The Three Body Problem by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu--is his second thought-provoking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction.

• UPC: 626835218
• Rating: 4.2

Terra Nova. An Anthology of Contemporary Spanish Science Fiction - eBook

Six top Spanish-language authors prove that science fiction remains sharp and visionary, with stories about the deepest anxieties, challenges, and problems of our societies. Their speculations and metaphors analyze and dissect a reality in continuous

• UPC: 992828831
• Rating: 4.0

Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels - eBook

From one of the best-known editors in modern science fiction, this lively and authoritative guide will appeal to both newcomers and connoisseurs of the genre alike. Informative and readable, David Pringle's choices focus on landmark

• UPC: 733794071
• Rating: 5.0

Invisible Planets : Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

"Thirteen intriguing visions of the future from

• UPC: 53689291
• Rating: 4.2

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2015 Edition - eBook

This seventh volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Yoon Ha Lee,

• UPC: 228674886
• Rating: 4.0

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection - eBook

From Cyberspace to outer space, from the Dark Continent to the speed of light, the dozens of stories in this terrific collection represent the year's finest offerings in imaginative fiction.Among the twenty-eight tales assembled here

• UPC: 363304135
• Rating: 2.0

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection - eBook

The twenty-three stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our being, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are

• UPC: 728072562
• Rating: 3.0

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection - eBook

The twenty-first century has so far proven to be exciting and wondrous and filled with challenges we had never dreamed. New possibilities previously unimagined appear almost daily . . . and science fiction stories continue

• UPC: 906416816
• Rating: 1.5

Spectrum 9 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Science Fiction Artwork

• UPC: 372807811582
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 14 USD

Spectrum 10 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Science Fiction Artwork

• UPC: 223710087673
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 39 USD

Better Than Life By Grant Naylor

• UPC: 392222989167
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 3 USD

"The 1982 Annual World's Best SF" Ed. by Donald A. Wollheim. HC w/ DJ. BCE. VG!

• UPC: 254514990727
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

Red Dwarf Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers & Better than Life Book Grant Naylor

• UPC: 254430259758
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 22 USD

Spectrum 2 Contemporary Fantastic Best Fantasy Art Artists HARDCOVER

• UPC: 254493015134
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 94 USD

Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by John Fleskes Paperback Bo

• UPC: 382259926292
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 28 USD

Spectrum 24 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Paperback by Fleskes, J...

• UPC: 382718417371
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 27 USD

Spectrum 24 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Hardcover by Fleskes, J...

• UPC: 402018423640
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 31 USD

Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by John Fleskes: New

• UPC: 282819438142
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 27 USD