The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection (The Universe of Xuya #The Waiting Stars)

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,, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world through their short stories. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field, and with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
Contents:
* Summation: 2013 • essay by Gardner Dozois
* The Discovered Country (2013) / novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
* The Book Seller [Central Station] (2013) / novelette by Lavie Tidhar
* Pathways (2013) / novelette by Nancy Kress
* A Heap of Broken Images (2013) / short story by Sunny Moraine
* Rock of Ages [Metatropolis] (2013) / novella by Jay Lake
* Rosary and Goldenstar (2013) / short story by Geoff Ryman
* Gray Wings (2013) / short story by Karl Bunker
* The Best We Can (2013) / short story by Carrie Vaughn
* Transitional Forms (2013) / short story by Paul J. McAuley
* Precious Mental [The Great Ship Universe] (2013) / novella by Robert Reed
* Martian Blood (2013) / novelette by Allen Steele [as by Allen M. Steele]
* Zero for Conduct (2013) / novelette by Greg Egan
* The Waiting Stars [Universe of Xuya] (2013) / novelette by Aliette de Bodard
* A Map of Mercury (2013) / novelette by Alastair Reynolds
* One (2013) / novella by Nancy Kress
* Murder on the Aldrin Express [Captain Nick Aames • 1] (2013) / novella by Martin L. Shoemaker
* Biographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince (2013) / short story by Jake Kerr
* The Plague (2013) / short story by Ken Liu
* Fleet (2013) / short story by Sandra McDonald
* The She-Wolf's Hidden Grin [The Fifth Head of Cerberus] (2013) / short story by Michael Swanwick
* Bad Day on Boscobel (2013) / novelette by Alexander Jablokov
* The Irish Astronaut (2013) / novelette by Val Nolan
* The Other Gun (2013) / novella by Neal Asher
* Only Human [Central Station] (2013) / short story by Lavie Tidhar
* Entangled (2013) / novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
* Earth I [Landfall • 1] (2013) / novelette by Stephen Baxter
* Technarion (2013) / novelette by Sean McMullen
* Finders (2013) / novelette by Melissa Scott
* The Queen of Night's Aria (2013) / novelette by Ian McDonald (variant of The Queen of the Night's Aria)
* Hard Stars (2013) / short story by Brendan DuBois
* The Promise of Space (2013) / short story by James Patrick Kelly
* Quicken [Born with the Dead • 2] (2013) / novella by Damien Broderick
* Honorable Mentions: 2013 • essay by Gardner Dozois

fyi: also published titled: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection [also called "Year's Best Science Fiction" by publisher Macmillan]
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