The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 23rd Annual Collection (128 page)
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Authors: Gardner Dozois
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John Scalzi, “The Tale of the Wicked,”
New Space Opera 2.
Delia Sherman, “Wizard’s Apprentice,”
Troll’s Eye View.
Ken Scholes, “A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon,” Tor.com.
_____, “Grail Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime,”
Subterranean
, Winter.
Ekaterina Sedia, “Fungal Gardens,”
Apex Magazine
,
_____, “The Mind of a Pig,”
Apex Magazine
, March.
Gord Sellar, “Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands,”
Apex Magazine
, January.
_____, “Of Melei, of Ulthar,”
Clarksworld
, October.
Lucius Shepard, “Dog-Eared Paperback of My Life,”
Other Earths.
_____, “Kirikh’quru Kronkundor,”
Poe.
_____, “Sylgarmo’s Proclamation,”
Songs of the Dying Earth.
Lewis Shiner, “The Death of Che Guevara,”
Subterranean
, Fall.
Rachel Swirsky, “Great Golden Wings,”
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
, 22 October.
_____, “Eros, Philia, Agape,” Tor.com.
Robert Silverberg, “The True Vintage of Erzuine Thale,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
Dan Simmons, “The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Bandero¯z,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
Vandana Singh, “Conservation Laws,”
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet
.
Jack Skillingstead, “The Avenger of Love,”
F&SF
, April/May.
_____, “Einstein’s Theory,”
On Spec
, Spring.
_____, “Human Day,”
Asimov’s
, April/May.
_____, “Rescue Mission,”
Solaris Book of SF 3
.
Alan Smale, “Delusion’s Song,”
Panverse One
.
Jeremy Adam Smith, “Eko and Narkiss,”
Lone Star Stories
, 1 February.
Melinda M. Snodgrass, “A Token of a Better Age,”
F&SF
, August/September.
Midori Snyder, “Molly,”
Troll’s Eye View
.
Bud Sparhawk, “No Cord or Cable,”
Abyss & Apex
30.
Cat Sparks, “Heart of Stone,”
X6
.
Katherine Sparrow & Rachel Swirsky, “No Longer You,”
Interzone
224.
William Browning Spencer, “Come Lurk with Me and Be My Love,”
Lovecraft Unbound
.
Nancy Springer, “Iris,”
F&SF
, October/November.
_____, “You Are Such a One,”
F&SF
, August/September.
Brian Stableford, “The Great Armada,”
Asimov’s
, April/May.
_____, “The Highway Code,”
We Think, Therefore We Are
.
_____, “Some Like It Hot,”
Asimov’s
, December.
Allen Steele, “The Other Side of Jordan,”
Federations
.
Bruce Sterling,“Esoteric City,”
F&SF
, August/September.
_____, “Join the Navy and See the Worlds,”
New Space Opera 2
.
_____, “Open Source Science,”
Discover
, July/August.
Jason Stoddard, “Monetized,”
Interzone
220.
Charles Stross, “Overtime,” Tor.com.
_____, “Palimpsest,”
Wireless
.
Jonathan Stroud, “Bob Choi’s Last Job,”
The Dragon Book
.
Tim Sullivan, “Inside Time,”
F&SF
, October/November.
Michael Swanwick & Eileen Gunn, “Zeppelin City,” Tor.com.
Rachel Swirsky, “Eros, Philia, Agape,” Tor.com.
_____, “Great Golden Wings,”
F&SF
, April/May.
John Alfred Taylor, “Bare, Forked Animal,”
Asimov’s
, June.
Steve Rasnic Tem, “The Day Before the Day Before,”
Asimov’s
, September.
Byron Tetrick, “The Collegeum of Mauge,” Songs of the Dying Earth.
Lavie Tidhar, “Dark Planet,”
Apex Magazine
, February.
_____, “The Dying World,
Clarkesworld
, April.
_____, “Funny Pages,”
Interzone
225.
_____, “Jews in Antarctica,”
Fantasy
, October.
_____, “Out of the Blue,”
Abyss & Apex
32.
_____, “The Shangri-La Affair,”
Strange Horizons
, 1/26.
Andrew Tisbert, “Waking the City,”
Panverse One
.
Jeremiah Tolbert, “The Culture Archivist,”
Federations
.
_____, “The Godfall’s Chemsong,”
Interzone
224.
Harry Turtledove, “But It Does Move,”
Analog
, June.
_____, “None So Blind,”
The Dragon Book
.
_____, “The House That George Built,” Tor.com
_____, “The Star and the Rockets,” Tor.com.
_____, “We Haven’t Got There Yet,” Tor.com.
Lisa Tuttle, “Ragged Claws,”
Postscripts
20/21.
Garth Upshaw, “Name Day,”
Realms of Fantasy
, April.
Steven Utley, “The Point,”
Asimov’s
, February.
Catheryene M. Valente, “Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy,”
Federations
.
_____, “The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew,”
Clarkesworld
35.
Genevive Valentine, “A Brief Investigation of the Pro cess of Decay,”
Strange Horizons
, 11/16.
_____,“Carthago Delenda Est,”
Federations
.
Jeff VanderMeer, “The Final Quest of the Wizard Sarnod,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
_____, “The Goat Variations,”
Other Earths.
Greg Van Eekhout, “The Holy City and Em’s Reptile Farm,”
Other Earths.
_____, “Last Son of Tomorrow,” Tor.com.
James Van Pelt, “Working the Moon Circuit,”
Footsteps
.
Carrie Vaughn, “Conquistador de la Noche,”
Subterranean
, Spring.
Paula Volsky, “The Traditions of Karzh,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
Juliette Wade, “Cold Words,”
Analog
, October.
Howard Waldrop, “Frogskin Cap,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
Jo Walton, “Parable Lost,”
Lone Star Stories
, 1 June.
_____, “Three Twilight Tales,” Firebirds Soaring.
Ian Watson, “A Virtual Population Crisis,”
New Scientist
, 16 September.
K. D. Wentworth, “The Orangery,”
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
, 12 March.
Ian Whates, “The Assistant,”
Solaris Book of SF 3
.
Dean Whitlock, “Changeling,”
F&SF
, January.
Wayne Wightman, “Adaptogenia,”
F&SF
, June/July.
Kate Wilhelm, “An Ordinary Day with Jason,”
Asimov’s
, April/May.
_____, “Shadows on the Wall of the Cave,”
F&SF
, October/November.
Liz Williams, “Caulk the Witch-chaser,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
_____, “The Dragon of Direfell,”
The Dragon Book
.
_____, “Enigma,”
When It Changed
.
_____, “Under the Honey,”
Subterranean
, Spring.
_____, “Winterborn,”
Other Earths
.
Sean Williams, “Inevitable,”
New Space Opera 2
.
_____, “Ungentle Fire,”
The Dragon Book
.
Tad Williams, “A Stark and Wormy Knight,”
The Dragon Book
.
_____, “The Lamentably Comical Tragedy (or the Laughably Tragic Comedy) of Lixal Laqavee,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
_____, “The Tenth Muse,”
New Space Opera 2
.
Walter Jon Williams, “Abrizonde,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
Bill Willingham, “Fearless Space Pirates of the Outer Rings,”
New Space Opera 2
.
Chris Willrich, “Sailing the Morne,”
Asimov’s
, June.
Robert Charles Wilson, “This Peaceable Land, or The Unbearable Vision of Harriet Beecher Stowe,”
Other Earths
.
Gene Wolfe, “Donovan Sent Us,”
Other Earths
.
John C. Wright, “The Far End of History,”
New Space Opera 2
.
____, “Guyal the Curator,”
Songs of the Dying Earth
.
_____, “One Bright Star to Guide Them,”
F&SF
, April/May.
Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, “Mesopotamian Fire,”
Eclipse Three
.
_____, “The Tsar’s Dragons,”
The Dragon Book
.
Marly Youmans, “The Horse Angel,”
Postscripts
20/21.
Alexsandar Ziljak, “An Evening in the City Coffee house, With Lydia,,”
Apex Magazine
, December.
Table of Contents
UTRIUSQUE COSMI • Robert Charles Wilson
A STORY, WITH BEANS • Steven Gould
UNDER THE SHOUTING SKY • Karl Bunker
EVENTS PRECEDING THE HELVETICAN RE NAISSANCE • John Kessel
USELESS THINGS • Maureen F. McHugh
CRIMES AND GLORY • Paul J. McAuley
SEVENTH FALL • Alexander Irvine
BUTTERFLY BOMB • Dominic Green
THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHAIN • Lavie Tidhar
ESCAPE TO OTHER WORLDS WITH SCIENCE FICTION • Jo Walton
THREE LEAVES OF ALOE • Rand B. Lee
MONGOOSE • Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette
PARADISO LOST • Albert E. Cowdrey
IT TAKES TWO • Nicola Griffith
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS • John C. Wright
BLOOD DAUBER • Ted Kosmatka and Michael Poore
THIS WIND BLOWING, AND THIS TIDE • Damien Broderick
BEFORE MY LAST BREATH • Robert Reed
ONE OF OUR BASTARDS IS MISSING • Paul Cornell
EDISON’S FRANKENSTEIN • Chris Roberson