THE YEARS BEST SCIENCE FICTION: TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL COLLECTION.

Edited by Gardner Dozois.

OVERVIEW: Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Years Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2003 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous years best science fiction writing. This years volume includes Nancy Kress, Walter Jon Williams, Michael Swanwick, Charles Stross, Gregory Benford, Vernor Vinge, Robert Reed, Octavia E. Butler, Stephen Baxler, Alex Irvine, and many other talented authors of science fiction, as well as thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.

Gardner Dozois has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor twelve times. The editor of Asimovs SF magazine since 1986, he lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2004 St. Martins Griffin trade paperback. 704 pages. New. List Price $20.00