The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

by Joe Hill, Sofia Samatar, Alaya Dawn Johnson, et al.

Book Overview

Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy award-winning editor John Joseph Adams delivers a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep science fiction and fantasy backgrounds, along with those who are infusing traditional fiction with speculative elements, these stories uphold a longstanding tradition in both genres--looking at the world and asking, What if . . . ?
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 includes
Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell
T. C. Boyle, Sofia Samatar, Jo Walton, Cat Rambo
Daniel H. Wilson, Seanan McGuire, Jess Row
and others
JOE HILL, guest editor, is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Heart-Shaped Box, Horns, and NOS4A2 and the short story collection 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the writer of the comic book series Locke & Key.

JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS, series editor, is the best-selling editor of more than two dozen anthologies, including Brave New Worlds, Wastelands, and The Living Dead. He is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines Lightspeed and Nightmare and is a producer of Wired's podcast The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544449770
• ISBN13: 9780544449770
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Straight ahead Sci Fi and Fantasy

Good, solid Sci Fi and fantasy stories by established writers and a few new ones. Nothing startling or earth shattering. Traditional plots and recognizable characters make for very pleasant reading. I would give this book to someone who has been "getting into" sci fi lately and wonders what they should read next. This would be a good book to allow them to figure out which writers and what style attracts them the most. I liked it.