Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short stories—close to 250,000 words—edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors.
David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans' first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on what's coming next in the science fiction field.
The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field's major awards.
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Science Fiction Books of 2013
DAVID G. HARTWELL, widely acclaimed as the most influential SF editor of his age, lives in Pleasantville, New York. PATRICK NIELSEN HAYDEN, called “one of the most literate and historically aware editors in science fiction” by The Washington Post, lives in Brooklyn, New York. They have both won the World Fantasy Award and multiple Hugo Awards for their editorial work.
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Infinities by Vandana Singh
Rogue Farm by Charles Stross
The Gambler by Paolo Bacigalupi
Strood by Neal Asher
Eros, Philia, Agape by Rachel Swirsky
The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi
Bread and Bombs by M. Rickert
The Waters of Meribah by Tony Ballantyne
Tk'tk'tk by David Levine
The Nearest Thing by Genevieve Valentine
Erosion by Ian Creasey
The Calculus Plague by Marissa Lingen
One of Our Bastards is Missing by Paul Cornell
Tideline by Elizabeth Bear
Finisterra by David Moles
Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Education of Junior Number 12 by Madeline Ashby
Toy Planes by Tobias Buckell
The Algorithms for Love by Ken Liu
The Albian Message by Oliver Morton
To Hie from Far Cilenia by Karl Schroeder
Savant Songs by Brenda Cooper
Ikiryoh by Liz Williams
The Prophet of Flores by Ted Kosmatka
How to Become a Mars Overlord by Catherynne M. Valente
Second Person, Present Tense by Daryl Gregory
Third Day Lights by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Balancing Accounts by James Cambias
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel by Yoon Ha Lee
His Master's Voice by Hannu Rajaniemi
Plotters and Shooters by Kage Baker
The Island by Peter Watts
Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction by Jo Walton
Chicken Little by Cory Doctorow
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