“Twenty-First Century Science Fiction”, David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden editors

The Short: I (re)read “Twenty-First Century Science Fiction“, David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden editors, 2013 Tor/Robinson recently for my online short fiction Facebook Group. Upon reread, I thought this was a great anthology, and so far the best attempt I’ve seen to survey twenty-first century science fiction. Strongly recommended.

The Full Story: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Fiction FB group voted to read the anthology “Twenty-First Century Science Fiction”, David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden editors, 2013 Tor/Robinson.

It was not until after I had voted on this and found out that we would be reading it that I checked my Book Database and found out that I had read it in 2014, and had loved it then. At that time, my rating was “Superlative” and my comment had been “Wow! Great collection, with a lot of new authors I loved”.

The Preface by Hartwell and Hayden stated, “You hold in your hands an anthology of stories by what we believe are by some of the best science fiction authors that came to prominence since the twentieth century changed into the twenty-first.” I do think they meet their stated goals for the anthology, in an outstanding manner.

They go on to say in the Preface, “”…neither of us is especially interested in being genre policemen…”. I don’t see any fantasy here, but I do wonder if they were referring to the inclusion of alternate worlds/history SF, which some maintain are fantasy. Regardless, they looked hard for breadth of authors here.

In addition to the Preface, I love that there are author/story introductions; the context and information is interesting and helpful.

At 34 stories and 572 pages in the hardcover version, the anthology is hefty but not quite huge. This perhaps is aided by only containing two novellas.

For all that it’s not a “Year’s Best”, there is only story that I wondered about it’s inclusion. I found “A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel“, a 2011 short story by Yoon Ha Lee, to be not to my taste. I like Yoon Ha Lee’s fiction, but not this one. My comments on it were, “This story is well executed and crafted, but I am not that interested in it’s plotless nature.” To be fair, this is very good for 34 stories.

Stories that I remembered reading and loved included:

1. “Second Person, Present Tense“, a novelette by Daryl Gregory, Asimov’s September 2005.
2. “Finisterra“, a novelette by David Moles, F&SF December 2007.
3. “Tideline“, a short story by Elizabeth Bear, Asimov’s June 2007.
4. “Rogue Farm“, a short story by Charles Stross, from “Live Without a Net“, Lou Anders editor, Roc/New American Library.
5. “His Master’s Voice“, a short story by Hannu Rajaniemi, Interzone, #218 October 2008.
6. “Evil Robot Monkey“, a short story by Mary Robinette Kowal, from “The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Two“, George Mann editor, 2008 Solaris.
7. “The Algorithms for Love“, short story by Ken Liu, Strange Horizons, 12 July 2004.
8. “Plotters and Shooters“, a Mars novelette by Kage Baker, from “Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge“, Lou Anders editor, 2007 Pyr.

For all that I had read this before, I sure did not remember most of the stories I had not reread elsewhere in the last few years. There were a number of stories that I just loved that I did not remember reading.

1. “Tk’tk’tk“, a short story by David D. Levine, Asimov’s March 2005.
2. “The Prophet of Flores“, a novelette by Ted Kosmatka, Asimov’s September 2007.
3. “The Island“, a Sunflower Cycle novelette by Peter Watts, from “The New Space Opera 2“, Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan editors, 2009 Eos/HarperCollins.
4. “The Calculus Plague“, a short story by Marissa Lingen, Analog July-August 2009.
5. “To Hie from Far Cilenia“, a Gennady novella by Karl Schroeder, from “METAtropolis“, John Scalzi editor, 2008 Audible Frontiers.
6. “Savant Songs“, a short story by Brenda Cooper, Analog December 2004.
7. “The Gambler“, a novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi, from “Fast Forward 2“, Lou Anders editor, 2008 Pyr.
8. “Chicken Little“, a novella by Cory Doctorow, from “With a Little Help“, Cory Doctorow editor, 2009 CorDoc-Co, Ltd.
9. “Strood“, a short story by Neal Asher, Asimov’s December 2004.
10. “The Tale of the Wicked“, a novelette by John Scalzi, from “The New Space Opera 2“, Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan editors, 2009 Eos/HarperCollins.
11. “Infinities“, a novelette by Vandana Singh, from her collection “The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories“, 2008 Zubaan Books/Penguin Books India.
12. “The Nearest Thing“, a novelette by Genevieve Valentine, Lightspeed, August 2011.
13. “One of Our Bastards Is Missing“, a Jonathan Hamilton novelette by Paul Cornell, from “The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three“, George Mann editor, 2009 Solaris.
14. “The Education of Junior Number 12“, a Machine Dynasties novelette by Madeline Ashby, from Angry Robot’s “12 Days of Christmas series”, 2011, online.
15. “Toy Planes“, a short story by Tobias S. Buckell, Nature, October 13, 2005.
16. “The Albian Message“, a short story by Oliver Morton, Nature, December 1, 2005.
17. “Ikiryoh“, a short story by Liz Williams, Asimov’s December 2005.
18. “How to Become a Mars Overlord“, a short story by Catherynne M. Valente, Lightspeed, August 2010.
19. “Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction“, a Small Change short story by Jo Walton, Tor.com, February 6, 2009.

It’s hard to know how the contributions of the two editors combined, but I think that having both of them made this a stronger anthology, both in terms of breadth of authors and story quality. My overall average rating for the stories here is 3.88/5, or “Great”.

One observation about the stories included is that 27 out of 34 stories here were printed or reprinted in anthologies edited by Jonathan Strahan. That is not a problem for me, as I would have expected the editors to choose stories they knew and liked. I can only assume that they had a healthy discussion on what stories should be included, as I certainly like the result.

Assuming you like science fiction that is fairly recent, this anthology is hard to beat. I have not yet seen an anthology that has updated this with a more recent survey of twenty-first century science fiction. If you know of one, I’d love to hear about it! I strongly recommend “Twenty-First Century Science Fiction”, David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden editors, 2013 Tor/Robinson.

Detailed Reviews/Comments – Spoilers all over the place!

“Infinities“, a novelette by Vandana Singh, from her collection “The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories“, 2008 Zubaan Books/Penguin Books India. A great story of an aging Muslim mathematician and his search for infinity, and civil violence. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 15“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2010 Eos/HarperCollins, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2010 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“Rogue Farm“, a short story by Charles Stross, from “Live Without a Net“, Lou Anders editor, 2003 Roc/New American Library. An amazing story of a post-whatever pastoral, as only Stross could do it. Good, interesting characters and glimpses of a partly posthuman world. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 9“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2004 Eos/HarperCollins and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2004 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 4/5, or “Great”.

“The Gambler“, a novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi, from “Fast Forward 2“, Lou Anders editor, 2008 Pyr. A great story of a refugee from a Laos political conflict who is a reporter in a media company. It’s all about clicks and the three S stories (sex, stupidity, and schadenfreude), but he writes about real, “boring” stuff such as government mismanagement and the environment. Hugo, Nebula and Sturgeon finalist, and reprinted in “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three“, Jonathan Strahan editor, 2009 Night Shade Books, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2009 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

“Strood“, a short story by Neal Asher, Asimov’s December 2004. A great story of a dying cancer victim and his visit to amazingly advanced aliens . The strood, the pet/whatever of the aliens, wants to eat him. Things end differently than he is expecting. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 10“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2005 PerfectBound/ HarperCollins. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

“Eros, Philia, Agape“, a novelette by Rachel Swirsky, Tor.com, March 3, 2009. An emotionally complex story of a rather damaged rich woman, her robot/android husband, and the disintegration of the family. She gives the robot it’s freedom yet is devastated when it leaves to find itself. Hugo, Locus and Sturgeon finalist, and reprinted in “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four“, Jonathan Strahan editor, 2010 Night Shade Books, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010“, Rich Horton editor, 2010 Prime Books. It appealed to many, but the characters were too internal for me. Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“The Tale of the Wicked“, a novelette by John Scalzi, from “The New Space Opera 2“, Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan editors, 2009 Eos/HarperCollins. A great story of interstellar conflict with ships that become aware. One of them becomes aware of Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, with results that surprise the captain and crew. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“Bread and Bombs“, a short story by M. Rickert, F&SF April 2003. I have very mixed feelings about this story. It’s clearly about a post 911 world, where the US has given and received grievous wounds and received them. Children do something terrible. The snow is dangerous. The writing is good, but the story is a bit too opaque for me. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 9“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2004 Eos /HarperCollins and “The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection“, Ellen Datlow, Gavin J. Grant, & Kelly Link editors, 2004 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“The Waters of Meribah“, a short story by Tony Ballantyne, Interzone, #189 May-June 2003. The editors describe this story as “creepily memorable”, and I agree. A man in a universe very different than ours is convicted of rape and sentenced to serve in a very horrific experiment in a effort to improve the world and the universe. Thinking about this short story, I think my only real criticism is that there was just too much going on in the story, and it probably needed to be a novelette or novella. Another author new to me, that I need to look for. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 9“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2004 Eos/HarperCollins Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“Tk’tk’tk“, a short story by David D. Levine, Asimov’s March 2005. This is an amazing story, by an author I am not very knowledgeable about. A traveling salesman, from a line of traveling salesman, is attempting to sell expensive enterprise management software on a planet where he is struggling in many ways. He finally goes native and finds joy in life. I just loved this story. A Hugo winner. Rated 4.1/5, or “Superlative”.

“The Nearest Thing“, a novelette by Genevieve Valentine, Lightspeed, August 2011. A great story of an introverted and possibly autistic coder,” and an AI robot, and their relationship. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 17“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2012 Harper Voyager. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“Erosion“, a short story by Ian Creasey, Asimov’s October-November 2009. A very good story of a man who decides to travel to the stars with an augmented body. He has one last adventure before leaving, and almost does not make it. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 15“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2010 Eos/HarperCollins, “The Year’s Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction“, Allan Kaster editor, 2010 Audiotext, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2010 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“The Calculus Plague“, a short story by Marissa Lingen, Analog July-August 2009. A great story about viral memory sharing at a university, and the need for oversight and informed consent. Scary! Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 15“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2010 Eos /HarperCollins. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

“One of Our Bastards Is Missing“, a Jonathan Hamilton novelette by Paul Cornell, from “The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three“, George Mann editor, 2009 Solaris. A great story of the Great Game in a very different Solar System full of Imperial Powers. Princess Elizabeth is kidnapped in a very subtle way. A Hugo finalist, and reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 15“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2010 Eos/ HarperCollins, and in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2010 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”. I need to go back and read the other Jonathan Hamilton stories by Paul Cornell.

“Tideline“, a short story by Elizabeth Bear, Asimov’s June 2007. A great story of a failing AI war machine and a young man, after an apocalyptic war. Hugo and Sturgeon winner, and Locus finalist, and reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2008 St. Martin’s Griffin . Rated 4.1/5, or “Superlative”.

“Finisterra“, a novelette by David Moles, F&SF December 2007. A great story, characters, worlds of poverty, marginalization, poached giant beings floating in an artificial world’s atmosphere. I loved it on reread, even after having read it previously. A Sturgeon winner and Hugo finalist, and reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2008 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 4.5/5, or “A Classic”.

“Evil Robot Monkey“, a short story by Mary Robinette Kowal, from “The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Two“, George Mann editor, 2008 Solaris. A great short (almost a short short) about a Chimpanzee with an implant that leaves it between chimp and human. A lot of rage, and it’s only outlet is throwing pottery. A Hugo finalist and Locus nominee, and reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2009 St. Martin’s Griffin, and in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition“, Rich Horton editor, 2010 Prime Books. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“The Education of Junior Number 12“, a Machine Dynasties novelette by Madeline Ashby, from Angry Robot’s “12 Days of Christmas series”, 2011, online. A great story of self-replicating Von Neumann robots that are also human in many ways, and how they interact with humans. For all that they present as human, their life cycle is very different. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 17“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2012 Harper Voyager. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“Toy Planes“, a short story by Tobias S. Buckell, Nature, October 13, 2005. A great short short of a Caribbean start up with a home grown rocket ship and a toy. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 11“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2006 EOS/HarperCollins. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“The Algorithms for Love“, a short story by Ken Liu, Strange Horizons, 12 July 2004. A very chilling story of AI and free will, and “Clever Laura”. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 10“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2005 PerfectBound/HarperCollins. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“The Albian Message“, a short story by Oliver Morton, Nature, December 1, 2005. I just love that the editors included more than one short short. I love this brief story of a SETI skeptic that finds an alien artifact in the asteroid belt but warns people it will not be what they hoped it would be. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 11“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2006 Eos/HarperCollins, and it’s epistolary too. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“To Hie from Far Cilenia“, a Gennady novella by Karl Schroeder, from “METAtropolis“, John Scalzi editor, 2008 Audible Frontiers. A great story of “virtual worlds and disposable identities”, to quote the editors. Gennady, an interesting man with social awkwardness and expertise in dealing with nuclear proliferation and various nuclear elements, is involved in a very strange search for plutonium. The real and virtual worlds intersect. I love the last sentence by Gennady, “Because some things are real in every world”. I need to read more Gennady stories.  it’s also worth mentioning that some of Schroeder’s more recent stories deal with virtual worlds in a different way. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 16“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2009 Harper Voyager. Rated 3.9 /5, or “Great”.

“Savant Songs“, a short story by Brenda Cooper, Analog December 2004. This is a great story about a physics savant Elsa (probably on the autism spectrum) and a physicist who loved her. They teach the AI PI to cross universe branes and connect with counterpart. Elsa finds she cannot do that, and commits suicide. A Sturgeon finalist, and reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 10“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell, 2010 PerfectBound/HarperCollins. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

“Ikiryoh“, a short story by Liz Williams, Asimov’s December 2005. A rather horrific story of genetic modification and uplifting an a future imperial court, an ikiryoh, who is created to hold the badness of a ruler. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 11“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2006 Eos/HarperCollins. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“The Prophet of Flores“, a novelette by Ted Kosmatka, Asimov’s September 2007. An amazing and superlative story of a similar yet very different world, where science shows the world as only 6,000 years old and evolution is not real. The “hobbit” bones are found, and a scientist is emmeshed in a deadly investigation. Reprinted in “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Two“, Jonathan Strahan editor, 2008 Night Shade Books, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2008 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 4.1/5, or “Superlative”.

“How to Become a Mars Overlord“, a short story by Catherynne M. Valente, Lightspeed, August 2010. 399 I love this epistolary story, matter of fact yet simultaneously poetic and snarky advice on how to become a  Mars overlord. Great 2nd paragraph of the story intro by Hartwell and Hayden, “Although Valente is primarily known as a fantasy writer, her sharp eye for folklore lends zest to this examination of a particular area of the received landscape of SF.” Locus nominee and reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 16“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2011 Harper Voyager. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“Second Person, Present Tense“, a novelette by Daryl Gregory, Asimov’s September 2005. What a fantastic story, of “Zen” and a young woman who escapes her self with a drug, and the new young woman who inhabits her body afterwards, and her and her parents. This is based on my understanding of the relationship between the conscious mind and the Parliament that makes all the decisions. A Sturgeon finalist, and reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 11“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2006 Eos/HarperCollins, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2006 St. Martin’s Griffin/SFBC. Rated 4.7/5, or “A Classic”.

“Third Day Lights“, a novelette by Alaya Dawn Johnson, Interzone, #200 September-October 2005. A darn interesting and effective story, of an alien intelligence, a demon in another universe, and a posthuman who comes to her universe. He is revealed to be looking for his perhaps alive wife from a long time ago, and also that he will siphon off the energy of the universe for humans. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 11“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2006 Eos/HarperCollins. Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“Balancing Accounts“, a short story by James L. Cambias, F&SF February 2008. A very good story of a machine intelligence, Orphan Annie, and being hired to deliver a human others want to kill. Reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2009 St. Martin’s Griffin, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition“, Rich Horton editor, 2010 Prime Books. Rated 3.7/5, or “Very good”.

“A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel“, a short story by Yoon Ha Lee, Tor.com, August 10, 2011. This story is well executed and crafted, but I am not that interested in it’s plotless nature. Reprinted in “Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2011 Edition“, Liz Gorinsky & Patrick Nielsen Hayden editors, 2012 Tor (A Tor.com Original), and “Year’s Best SF 17“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2012 Harper Voyager. Rated 3.5/5, or “Good”.

“His Master’s Voice“, a short story by Hannu Rajaniemi, Interzone, #218 October 2008. For me, first read in “The Best of World SF: Volume 1“, Lavie Tidhar editor, 2021 Ad Astra/Head of Zeus, and great on reread here. A great story of posthumans, plural digital copies of people, and a somewhat uplifted dog and cat and their caper to free their imprisoned master. Sturgeon finalist, and reprinted in “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three“, Jonathan Strahan editor, 2009 Night Shade Books, and “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2009 St. Martin’s Griffin. On the very weird side, an apparent printing error inserted “18. Benjamin Schneiders Little Greys” into a sentence in the story. Possibly an Easter Egg, but I believe printing error more likely with no apparent connectivity and the inclusion of 18, which is the number of the next story in the book. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

“Plotters and Shooters“, a Mars novelette by Kage Baker, from “Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge“, Lou Anders editor, 2007 Pyr. Reread, previously read in the Rich Horton “Space Opera” (2014 Prime Books). Young men are contracted to a space station to defend the Earth from Intruders. It’s fairly horrific yet funny. As the editors say, “Lord of the Flies meets Ender’s Game”. Reprinted in “Year’s Best SF 13“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell, 2008 Eos/ HarperCollins. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

“The Island“, a Sunflower Cycle novelette by Peter Watts, from “The New Space Opera 2“, Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan editors, 2009 Eos/HarperCollins. An amazing, superlative story of life on a ship in deep time, perhaps billions of years in the future. The ship was sent out to place interstellar travel gates for the posthumans who follow. The crew and a weak AI are in conflict over the ages in the midst of an unending mission. A mind blowing story, and a worthy Hugo winner and Locus and Sturgeon finalist. Reprinted in “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four“, Jonathan Strahan editor, 2010 Night Shade Books, “Year’s Best SF 15“, Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell editors, 2010 Eos/HarperCollins, “The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010“, Rich Horton editor, 2010 Prime Books, and “The Year’s Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2“, Allan Kaster editor, 2010 Audiotext. ISFDB notes this as part of the Sunflower Cycle by Watts; I need to read the rest of them. Rated 4.1/5, or “Superlative”.

“Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction“, a Small Change short story by Jo Walton, Tor.com, February 6, 2009. A great, somewhat epistolary, slice of life story of America in the 1960s in a world where British upper classes overthrew Churchill and reached an accommodation with Hitler. Part of Walton’s Small Change alternate world, AKA “Still Life with Fascists”. I need to check those out, starting with “Farthing“. Reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2010 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.8/5, or “Great”.

Chicken Little“, a novella by Cory Doctorow, from “With a Little Help“, Cory Doctorow editor, 2009 CorDoc-Co, Ltd. A great story of unimaginable wealth and the holders of it, and the recurring theme of trying to make people better. Happiness and whether people should have a choice are important. Great characters. Reprinted in “The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection“, Gardner Dozois editor, 2011 St. Martin’s Griffin. Rated 3.9/5, or “Great”.

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