The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection

Embark on a mind-bending journey through time and space with the Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection. This anthology showcases the most imaginative and thought-provoking stories from the early days of science fiction to the brink of the twenty-first century. Featuring works by both masters of the form and bright new talents, this collection includes gems such as "The Wedding Album" by David Marusek, where the line between reality and simulation blurs in a high-tech future; "Everywhere" by Geoff Ryman, which questions whether utopian living is truly recognized by its inhabitants; "Hatching the Phoenix" by Frederik Pohl, a star-crossing tale of the enigmatic Heechee aliens; and "A Hero of the Empire" by Robert Silverberg, an alternate history novelette that explores the consequences of a never-fallen Roman Empire. From nearby planets to distant futures, from the past to universes no larger than a grain of sand, the twenty-seven stories in Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection will transport you to realms beyond your imagination. Supplemented by the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, this book is an invaluable resource for science fiction enthusiasts and a must-have for any fan of speculative fiction, science fiction fantasy, or science fiction and fantasy short stories.

Gardner Dozois (1947-2018), one of the most acclaimed editors in science-fiction, has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor 15 times. He was the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine for 20 years. He is the editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies and co-editor of the Warrior anthologies, Songs of the Dying Earth, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Summation: 1999 The Wedding Album / David Marusek 10¹6 to 1 / James Patrick Kelly Winemaster / Robert Reed Galactic North / Alastair Reynolds Dapple: A Hwarhath Historical Romance / Eleanor Arnason People Came From Earth / Stephen Baxter Green Tea / Richard Wadholm The Dragon Of Pripyat / Karl Schroeder Written in Blood / Chris Lawson Hatching the Phoenix / Frederik Pohl Suicide Coast / M. John Harrison Hunting Mother / Sage Walker Mount Olympus / Ben Bova Border guards / Greg Egan Scherzo With Tyrannosaur / Michael Swanwick A Hero of the Empire / Robert Silverberg How We Lost the Moon, a True Story by Frank W. Allen / Paul J. McAuley Phallicide / Charles Sheffield Daddy's World / Walter Jon Williams A Martian Romance / Kim Stanley Robinson The Sky-Green Blues / Tanith Lee Exchange Rate / Hal Clement Everywhere / Geoff Ryman Hothouse flowers / Mike Resnick Evermore / Sean Williams Of Scorned Women and Causal Loops / Robert Grossbach Son, Observe the Time / Kage Baker Honorable Mentions: 1999