The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Twelve by Jonathan Strahan (UK edition, paperback) - 9781781085738

Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder. For more than a decade award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has sifted through tens of thousands of stories to select the best, the most interesting, the most engaging science fiction and fantasy to thrill and delight readers.Featuring stories from Daniel Abraham, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Barnhill, R. S. Benedict, Tobias Buckell, Indrapramit Das, Samuel R. Delany, Greg Egan, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Saad Z. Hossain, Dave Hutchinson, Kathleen Kayembe, Caitlin R Kiernan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Rich Larson, Yoon Ha Lee, Scott Lynch, Maureen McHugh, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Linda Nagata, Suzanne Palmer, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Alastair Reynolds, Karl Schroeder, Nick Wolven and Caroline M. Yoachim.The latest in a series that has been called "a must-read for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and short stories in general" Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder.Biographical NoteJonathan Strahan is a World Fantasy Award award-winning editor, anthologist, and podcaster. He has edited more than 70 books, is reviews editor for Locus, a consulting editor for Tor.com, and co-host and producer of the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.Table of ContentIntroduction, Jonathan StrahanZen and the Art of Starship Maintenance, Tobias S. BuckellProbably Still the Chosen One, Kelly BarnhillThe Martian Obelisk, Linda NagataA Series of Steaks, Vina Jie-Min PrasadCarnival Nine, Caroline M. YoachimEminence, Karl SchroederThe Chameleon’s Gloves, Yoon Ha LeeThe Faerie Tree, Kathleen KayembeThe Mocking Tower, Daniel AbrahamSidewalks, Maureen McHughMy English Name, R. S. BenedictCrispin’s Model, Max GladstoneThe Secret Life of Bots, Suzanne PalmerConcessions, Khaalidah Muhammad-AliConfessions of a Con Girl, Nick WolvenThe Smoke of Gold is Glory, Scott LynchThe Discrete Charm of the Turing Machine, Greg EganThe Lamentation of their Women, Kai Ashante WilsonAn Evening with Severyn Grimes, Rich LarsonThough She Be But Little, C. S. E. CooneyThe Moon is Not a Battlefield, Indrapramit DasThe Worshipful Society of Glovers, Mary Robinette KowalCome See the Living Dryad, Theodora GossFairy Tale of Wood Street, Caitlín R. KiernanBabylon, Dave HutchisonBring Your Own Spoon, Saad Z. HossainThe Hermit of Houston, Samuel R. DelanyBelladonna Nights, Alastair ReynoldsDon’t Press Charges and I Won’t Sue, Charlie Jane Anders