The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirtieth Annual Collection

July 1, 2013

From Indrapramit Das's story of a frozen world eternally locked into a Nightside and a Dayside ("Weep--or Day") to Robert Reed's novella about humans marooned on a planet where they are seen by the natives as monsters ("Eater-of-Bone"), the 29 stories collected here as the best of 2012 demonstrate sf's depth and breadth. Introductions to each story and a list of honorable mentions round out this volume. VERDICT Lovers of sf of all kinds will enjoy this annual overview.

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May 15, 2013
Hard-core sf fans or readers wishing to learn the genre but having no idea where to start should not hesitate to enter the pages of this anthology. Dozois, as he has on 29 previous occasions, has found the best and most compelling sf writing of the year. As in the past, Dozois has chosen both veteran writers (Robert Reed, Carrie Vaughn, and Alastair Reynolds) and new writers (Aliette De Bodard, Hannu Rajaniemi, and David Moles) for a truly expansive survey of what is transpiring in the sf world. Writers tackle tough issuesfor example, losing humanity in the face of apocalyptic destruction, humans who leave the safety of earth on the flimsy promise of a better life somewhere else, political warfare, and cyberattacks taking place on the barren surface of the moon. An important addition to the public library sf collection.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)