THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF THE YEAR vol. 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan. San Francisco, CA; Night Shade Books; 2007. 1st edition trade paperback. For the first time ever, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has assembled the best science fiction and fantasy stories of the year in one volume, giving readers one place to find over two hundred thousand words of the best stories of the year. Contents: Introduction Jonathan Strahan, How To Talk To Girls At Parties Neil Gaiman, El Regalo Peter S. Beagle, I, Row-boat Cory Doctorow, In The House Of The Seven Librarians Ellen Klages, Another Word For Map Is Faith Christopher Rowe, Under Hell, Over Heaven Margo Lanagan, Incarnation Day Walter Jon Williams, The Night Whiskey Jeffrey Ford, A Seige Of Cranes Benjamin Rosenbaum, Halfway House Frances Hardinge, The Bible Repairman Tim Powers, Yellow Card Man Paolo Bacigalupi, Pol Pots Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) Geoff Ryman, The American Dead Jay Lake, The Cartesian Theater Robert Charles Wilson, Journey Into The Kingdom M Rickert, Eight Episodes Robert Reed, The Wizards Of Perfil Kelly Link, The Saffron Gatherers Elizabeth Hand, D.A. Connie Willis, Femaville 29 Paul Di Filippo, Sob In The Silence Gene Wolfe, The House Beyond Your Sky Benjamin Rosenbaum, The Djinns Wife Ian McDonald. Jacket illustration by Stephan Martiniere. Fine. |