Read The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 23rd Annual Collection Online
Authors: Gardner Dozois
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 23rd Annual Collection (128 page)
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