The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction

by Gardner Dozois (Editor)

Other authors: Eleanor Arnason (Contributor), Kage Baker (Contributor), John Barnes (Contributor), Stephen Baxter (Contributor), Elizabeth Bear (Contributor) — 34 more, RS Benedict (Contributor), Pat Cadigan (Contributor), James S.A. Corey (Contributor), Indrapramit Das (Contributor), Aliette De Bodard (Contributor), Greg Egan (Contributor), Daryl Gregory (Contributor), Gwyneth Jones (Contributor), James Patrick Kelly (Contributor), John Kessel (Contributor), Kathe Koja (Contributor), Nancy Kress (Contributor), Rich Larson (Contributor), Yoon Ha Lee (Contributor), Ken Liu (Contributor), Ian R. MacLeod (Contributor), Paul McAuley (Contributor), Ian McDonald (Contributor), Maureen McHugh (Contributor), Sam J. Miller (Contributor), David Moles (Contributor), Sarah Monette (Contributor), Ray Nayler (Contributor), Robert Reed (Contributor), Alastair Reynolds (Contributor), Adam Roberts (Contributor), Carter Scholz (Contributor), Allen M. Steele (Contributor), Charles Stross (Contributor), Michael Swanwick (Contributor), Lavie Tidhar (Contributor), Carrie Vaughn (Contributor), Peter Watts (Contributor), Robert Charles Wilson (Contributor)

Series: The Best of the Best (2003-2017)

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"For the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre. For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections. comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the finest short stories for this landmark collection."--Publisher's description.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Dozois, Gardner	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Arnason, Eleanor	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baker, Kage	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Barnes, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baxter, Stephen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bear, Elizabeth	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Benedict, RS	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cadigan, Pat	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Corey, James S.A.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Das, Indrapramit	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
De Bodard, Aliette	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Egan, Greg	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gregory, Daryl	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Jones, Gwyneth	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kelly, James Patrick	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kessel, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Koja, Kathe	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kress, Nancy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Larson, Rich	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lee, Yoon Ha	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Liu, Ken	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
MacLeod, Ian R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McAuley, Paul	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McDonald, Ian	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McHugh, Maureen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Miller, Sam J.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moles, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Monette, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nayler, Ray	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reed, Robert	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reynolds, Alastair	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Roberts, Adam	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Scholz, Carter	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Steele, Allen M.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stross, Charles	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Swanwick, Michael	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Tidhar, Lavie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vaughn, Carrie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Watts, Peter	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilson, Robert Charles	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Year's Best Science Fiction (Compilation of all 35 years')

Contains

The Potter of Bones by Eleanor Arnason

Rogue Farm by Charles Stross

The Little Goddess [novella] by Ian McDonald

Dead Men Walking by Paul J. McAuley

Tin Marsh by Michael Swanwick

Good Mountain [short fiction] by Robert Reed

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Where the Golden Apples Grow by Kage Baker

The Sledge-Maker's Daughter {novelette} by Alastair Reynolds

Glory [novelette] by Greg Egan

Finisterra [novelette] by David Moles

The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm by Daryl Gregory

Utriusque Cosmi by Robert Charles Wilson

Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance by John Kessel

Useless Things by Maureen F. McHugh

Mongoose by Elizabeth Bear

Hair [novelette] by Adam Roberts

The Things [short fiction] by Peter Watts

The Emperor of Mars by Allen Steele

Flower Mercy Needle Chain by Yoon Ha Lee

Martian Heart by John Barnes

The Invasion of Venus by Stephen Baxter

Weep For Day by Indrapramit Das

The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi by Pat Cadigan

The Memcordist (Short story) by Lavie Tidhar

The Best We Can by Carrie Vaughn

The Discovered Country by Ian Macleod

Pathways (Novelette) by Nancy Kress

The Hand is Quicker— by Elizabeth Bear

Someday by James Patrick Kelly

The Long Haul, From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009 by Ken Liu

Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight [short story] by Aliette de Bodard

Calved [short story] by Sam J. Miller

Emergence by Gwyneth Jones

Rates of Change by James S. A. Corey

Jonas and the Fox {short story} by Rich Larson

Kit: Some Assembly Required [short story] by Kathe Koja

Winter Timeshare {short story} by Ray Nayler

My English Name {short story} by RS Benedict

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Locus Award (Finalist – Anthology – 2020)

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"For the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre. For decades, the Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after thirty-five annual collections. comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the finest short stories for this landmark collection."--Publisher's description.

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Anthology contains:

The Potter of Bones / Eleanor Arnason
Rogue Farm / Charles Stross
The Little Goddess / Ian McDonald
Dead Men Walking / Paul McAuley
Tin Marsh / Michael Swanwick
Good Mountain / Robert Reed
Where the Golden Apples Grow / Kage Baker
The Sledge-Maker's Daughter / Alastair Reynolds
Glory / Greg Egan
Finisterra / David Moles
The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm / Daryl Gregory
Utriusque Cosmi / Robert Charles Wilson
Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance / John Kessel
Useless Things / Maureen McHugh
Mongoose / Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
Hair / Adam Roberts
The Things / Peter Watts
The Emperor of Mars / Allen M. Steele
Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain / Yoon Ha Lee
Martian Heart / John Barnes
The Invasion of Venus / Stephen Baxter
Weep for Day / Indrapramit Das
The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi / Pat Cadigan
The Memcordist / Lavie Tidhar
The Best We Can / Carrie Vaughn
The Discovered Country / Ian R. MacLeod
Pathways / Nancy Kress
The Hand is Quicker ... / Elizabeth Bear
Someday / James Patrick Kelly
The Long Haul, from The Annals of Transportation, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009 / Ken Liu
Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight / Aliette de Bodard
Calved / Sam J. Miller
Emergence / Gwyneth Jones
Rates of Change / James S.A. Corey
Jonas and the Fox / Rich Larson
Kit: Some Assembly Required / Kathe Koja and Carter Scholz
Winter Timeshare / Ray Nayler
My English Name / R.S. Benedict