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The best American science fiction and fantasy 2016, edited and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler ; John Joseph Adams, series editor

eng

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short stories

The best American science fiction and fantasy 2016

electronic resource

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958545227

edited and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler ; John Joseph Adams, series editor

Best American series

Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy award-winning editor John Joseph Adams delivers a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep science fiction and fantasy backgrounds, along with those who are infusing traditional fiction with speculative elements, these stories uphold a longstanding tradition in both genres-looking at the world and asking, What if

Front Cover; Front Matter; Half Title; Guest Editors of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; SOFIA SAMATAR: Meet Me in Iram; KELLY LINK: The Game of Smash and Recovery; ADAM JOHNSON: Interesting Facts; CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE: Planet Lion; KIJ JOHNSON: The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary; The Aincolo; The Alafossi; The Begitte; The Bergdis; The Crestone; The Deliper; The Hapsod; The Hericy; The Lopi; The Louet; The Mume; The Orco; The Hooded Quilliot; The Ravock; The Gray Regia; The Sandnes Garn; The Skacel; The Smerle; The TatamyThe WolleS. L. HUANG: By Degrees and Dilatory Time; LIZ ZIEMSKA: The Mushroom Queen; DEXTER PALMER: The Daydreamer by Proxy; RACHEL SWIRSKY: Tea Time; JULIAN MORTIMER SMITH: Headshot; SALMAN RUSHDIE: The Duniazat; NICK WOLVEN: No Placeholder for You, My Love; MARIA DAHVANA HEADLEY: The Thirteen Mercies; After the Flood; The History of Everything; The Punishment for Mercy; The First Coming of Nobody; The Brightest Colors, the Highest Resolution; The General and His Enemy; Justifications for Things Not Termed Torture; Those Who Love These Soldiers; The Qualities of Mercy; Things Done by WomenThe Second and Third Comings of NobodyThings Said by Good Men; The Feeding of the Animals; A Recipe for Mercy; The Fourth Coming of Nobody; The Mercy of the Uncleaning; The Execution of Nobody; The Photographer; The Flood; DALE BAILEY: Lightning Jack's Last Ride; WILL KAUFMAN: Things You Can Buy for a Penny; CHARLIE JANE ANDERS: Rat Catcher's Yellows; 1.; 2.; 3.; 4.; 5.; SAM J. MILLER: The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History; Craig Perry, university administration employee; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; Craig Perry, university administration employee; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat copSergeant Abraham Asher, NYPD 6th Precinct police chiefShelly Bronsky, bookstore owner; Sergeant Abraham Asher, NYPD 6th Precinct police chief; Tricksie Barron, unemployed; Craig Perry, university administration employee; Annabelle Kowalski, stenographer; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; Craig Perry, university administration employee; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; Shelly Bronsky, bookstore owner; Sergeant Abraham Asher, NYPD 6th Precinct police chief; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; Tyrell James, security specialist; Sergeant Abraham Asher, NYPD 6th Precinct police chiefCraig Perry, university administration employeeBen Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; Craig Perry, university administration employee; Ben Lazzarra, NYPD beat cop; SETH DICKINSON: Three Bodies at Mitanni; VANDANA SINGH: Ambiguity Machines: An Examination; The First Account; The Second Account; The Third Account; TED CHIANG: The Great Silence; Back Matter; Contributors' Notes; Notable Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories of 2015; THE BEST AMERICAN SERIES; Back Cover; Spine