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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (The Year's Best Science Fiction #22)
by
Gardner R. Dozois ,
Stephen Baxter, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author), Paolo Bacigalupi, James Patrick Kelly (Goodreads Author), Michael Flynn, Brendan DuBois (Goodreads Author)
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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 to the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Daniel Abraham • Eleanor Arnason • Pauolo Bacigalupi • Kage Baker • Stephen Baxter • Terry Bisson • J...more
Paperback, 663 pages
Published
July 2005
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published 2005)
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What is there to say about a Dozois collection? Good stories, good way to discover new authors (and publishers...). It's your usual mixed bag of good and great stories, running the gamut to taste. Individual ratings and notes:
Includes:
(1) "Inappropriate Behaviour" by Pat Murphy: ★★★★
(2) "Start the Clock" by Benjamin Rosenbaum: ★★★★
(3) "The Third Party" by David Moles: ★★★
➟ ½ extra star for concept.
(4) "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe: ★★★
➟ I think I liked where this was going? (found it...more
Includes:
(1) "Inappropriate Behaviour" by Pat Murphy: ★★★★
(2) "Start the Clock" by Benjamin Rosenbaum: ★★★★
(3) "The Third Party" by David Moles: ★★★
➟ ½ extra star for concept.
(4) "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe: ★★★
➟ I think I liked where this was going? (found it...more
Five stars for the one story for which I picked this up. (Someday I might read all 40 collections but not while I have a dozen cartons of books TBR.) A little while ago I read Younguncle Comes to Town by Vandana Singh and loved it, looked on her page, and found she had a story in this sf collection. Hmm.... Well, I'd never have guessed it's the same author, except that the little time-travel character-study - nature-of-faith-&-fate story was very good, interesting, enchanting, and well-writt...more
My fiance recommended that I check out these anthologies of Science Fiction when I was bemoaning the lack of new authors to check out. I am reluctant to spend money (and time) on new authors if I'm not reasonably sure I'm going to enjoy reading it, so I went to the library and checked out this anthology. It was excellent- out of the entire book (which is sizable), there were only 1 or 2 stories that I wasn't crazy about, and a few more that I liked but wasn't a fan of the author's style. I would...more
Almost like the heyday of great SF, this is yet another collection with lots of fantastic stories. There are great pieces by David Moles, Bisson, Albert Cowdrey, Daniel Abraham, Reed, and Paul Melko. Also some good stories by Paty Murphy, Vandana Singh and Colin P Davies.
However my favorites include "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe, "Mayflower II" by Stephen Baxter, and the hilarious Company story "Mother Aegypt" by Kage Baker. I loved Kage Baker's story so much, I went and bought sever...more
As usual you find different genre of SF among the included stories in the anthology:
1. Inappropriate Behavior by Pat Murphy: ****
2. Start the Clock by Benjamin Rosenbaum: ****
3. The Third Party by David Moles: ***
4. The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe: ****
5. Shiva in Shadow by Nancy Kress: ****
6. The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi: ****
7. The Clapping Hands of God by Michael F. Flynn: ***
8. Tourism by M. John Harrison: ***
9. Scout's Honor by Terry Bisson: ****
10. Men are Troubl...more
1. Inappropriate Behavior by Pat Murphy: ****
2. Start the Clock by Benjamin Rosenbaum: ****
3. The Third Party by David Moles: ***
4. The Voluntary State by Christopher Rowe: ****
5. Shiva in Shadow by Nancy Kress: ****
6. The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi: ****
7. The Clapping Hands of God by Michael F. Flynn: ***
8. Tourism by M. John Harrison: ***
9. Scout's Honor by Terry Bisson: ****
10. Men are Troubl...more
Jan 16, 2012
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(1) "Inappropriate Behaviour" by Pat Murphy - excellent
(2) "Start the Clock" by Benjamin Rosenbaum
(3) "The Third Party" by David Moles
(4) "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe - quite good
(5) "Shiva in Shadow" by Nancy Kress - very good
(6) "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi
(7) "The Clapping Hands of God" by Michael F. Flynn
(8) "Tourism" by M. John Harrison
(9) "Scout's Honor" by Terry Bisson - quite good, but a bit obvious
(10) "Men are Trouble" by James Patrick Kelly
(11) "Mothe...more
(2) "Start the Clock" by Benjamin Rosenbaum
(3) "The Third Party" by David Moles
(4) "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe - quite good
(5) "Shiva in Shadow" by Nancy Kress - very good
(6) "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi
(7) "The Clapping Hands of God" by Michael F. Flynn
(8) "Tourism" by M. John Harrison
(9) "Scout's Honor" by Terry Bisson - quite good, but a bit obvious
(10) "Men are Trouble" by James Patrick Kelly
(11) "Mothe...more
I picked this book up at Half Price Books a couple of weeks ago, not having read any of this series of collections before. I'm so glad I did. This is a wonderful way to find great short science fiction. I have subscriptions to Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov's, and Analog, which brings lots of good short SF to my door, but this introduces lots of fiction that I would not be able to find on my own.
Some favorites from this collection: "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi, "Scou...more
Some favorites from this collection: "The People of Sand and Slag" by Paolo Bacigalupi, "Scou...more
This came out in 2005, the year of the Glasgow Worldcon, and I guess that because I felt I had thoroughly chewed over that year's short fiction in the Hugo process I didn't urgently need to read this. That was wrong: Dozois has as ever pulled together an excellent set of stories, full of variety of approach and length. As noted below, I had read only the few stories which got shortlisted for the major awards, and one other which I had seen in its original anthology. Of the stories new to me, the...more
Another solid collection from Dozois, although I believe only a few of these stories will stay with me for very long - but I'm sure Paul Melko's "Ten Sigmas," Caitlin Kiernan's "Riding the White Bull," James Patrick Kelly's "Men Are Trouble," and Pat Murphy's "Inappropriate Behavior" all will.
Gardener always puts together a good mix of stories, and this one is no exception. Plus, this one has a funny story from my mefi buddy John Aegard...a relatively unknown but wonderful talent.
Loaned to me by a friend whose opinion I trust. But this thing is huge! I skipped around in it. That's the upside of collections, I guess. It did remind me of the excitement I had as a teen-ager, waiting for the next edition of the SF magazines to come out. Enough so that I have subscribed to the e-book version of Analog.
If you read one sci-fi book a year, this is the one. Always stories of high caliber with a few tossed in that will keep you thinking weeks later, not to mention the collection is a primer for what science and technology everyone will be talking about five to ten years from now.
Best stories:
The Tribes of Bela – Albert E Cowdry
Mayflower II – Stephen Baxter
The Dragons of Summer Gulch – Robert Reed
The Garden – Eleanor Arnason
Ten Sigmas – Paul Melko
The Tribes of Bela – Albert E Cowdry
Mayflower II – Stephen Baxter
The Dragons of Summer Gulch – Robert Reed
The Garden – Eleanor Arnason
Ten Sigmas – Paul Melko
Feb 21, 2008
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lots of good stories - some not so short Took about 4 months to read. i started it around Halloween and today is 2/21
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The People of Sand and Slag (what a bad title! what a great story!), Bacigalupi
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The People of Sand and Slag (what a bad title! what a great story!), Bacigalupi
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Gardner Raymond Dozois (born July 23, 1947) is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004. He has won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, both as an editor and a writer of short fiction.
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