Year's Best Science Fiction

Another fine quality Year's Best anthology, a 3.80 story average, which is right on standard. I either didn't like a story, or they were decent or better. One of those I didn't like was one of those 'dirty fantasy' story low blows he slips in now and again. However, the second in that category, 'The Night We Buried Road Dog' is outstanding, so guess we can forgive the other one. Even though this 5 star ghost story isn't remotely SF. I would have bet myself money that I wouldn't be too interested in a ballet tale, but Nancy Kress has come up with something excellent. She could possibly write about basket weaving or paint drying and do something good it seems. Add to that the best of Utley's Silurian sojourns I have seen, Sheffield's Analytical Engine hunt and some Cadigan hilarity on top of all the other good work, and we have yet another 5 star volume. Complete with the yearly overview, of course. Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Papa - Ian R. MacLeod Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Sacred Cow - Bruce Sterling Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Dancing on Air - Nancy Kress Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : A Visit to the Farside - Don Webb Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Alien Bootlegger - Rebecca Ore Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Death on the Nile - Connie Willis Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Friendship Bridge - Brian W. Aldiss Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Into the Miranda Rift - G. David Nordley Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Mwalimu in the Squared Circle - Mike Resnick Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Guest of Honor - Robert Reed Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Love Toys of the Gods - Pat Cadigan Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Chaff - Greg Egan Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Georgia on My Mind - Charles Sheffield Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Cush - Neal Barrett Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : On the Collection of Humans - Mark Rich Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : There and Then - Steven Utley Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : The Night We Buried Road Dog - Jack Cady Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Feedback - Joe Haldeman Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Lieserl - Stephen Baxter Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Flashback - Dan Simmons Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : A Child's Christmas in Florida - William Browning Spencer Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Whispers - Maureen F. McHugh and David B. Kisor Year's Best Science Fiction 11 : Wall Stone Craft - Walter Jon Williams New tech generation gap. 3.5 out of 5 Filmwalla deal. 3.5 out of 5 Bioengineered ballet breakdown. 4.5 out of 5 Better to have transport in alternate universe, even if russkie. 3.5 out of 5 Redneck rampage revenge. With lawyers. 3.5 out of 5 Book of the Dead trip. 3.5 out of 5 Turkmenistan memories. 2.5 out of 5 Uranus shaky satellite science. 4 out of 5 Idi, Idi, Idi Amin Take more than a 112 lb weakling President to get the win 4 out of 5 Average explorer losses. 3.5 out of 5 I had an alien baby Elvis. 4.5 ou

It's simple really, Dozois routinely edits the best anthology of the years short SF. Buy his first, others second.

Dozois is, and has long been, one of the best editors and anthologizers in all of SF. The anthology ranges over the many different sub-genres of Science Fiction, and I therefore cannot say I enjoyed all of his stories; nevertheless, all were well-written, and some of the stories were among the best I've ever read. I strongly recommend this and any other of Dozois' "Year's Best..." series.