The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection
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———, “The Queen in Yellow,” Black Projects, White Knights.
Tony Ballantyne, “Teaching the War Robot to Dance,” Interzone, April.
Neal Barrett, Jr., “Grubber,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
———, “Grunwelt,” Infinite Matrix, 11/18.
———, “Limo,” Infinite Matrix, 5/20.
William Barton, “The Engine of Desire,” Asimov’s, August.
———, “Right to Life,” Talebones, Spring.
Lee Battersby, “Father Muerte and the Theft,” Aurealis 29.
Stephen Baxter, “The Dreaming Mould,” Interzone, May.
———, “The Hunters of Pangaea,” Analog, December.
———, “Martian Autumn,” Mars Probes.
———, “Riding the Rock,” PS Publishing.
Amy Bechtel, “Forget Me Not,” Analog, June.
Chris Beckett, “The Turing Test,” Interzone, October.
M. Shayne Bell, “The Pagodas of Ciboure,” The Green Man.
Gregory Benford, “Across the Curve of a Cosmos,” SCI FICTION, 3/6.
Terry Bisson, “I Saw the Light,” SCI FICTION, 10/2.
———, “Openclose,” F&SF, October/November.
James Blaylock, “In for a Penny, or The Man Who Believed in Himself,” SCI FICTION, 2/20.
Mark Bourne, “Action Figures,” Realms of Fantasy, October.
Scott Bradfield, “Dazzle’s Inferno,” F&SF, June.
Keith Brooke, “Welcome to the Green Planet,” Interzone, June-July.
Eric Brown, “The Blue Portal,” Interzone, June-July/August.
———, “Myths of the Martian Future,” Mars Probes.
———, “Thursday’s Child,” Spectrum SF 9.
Chris Bunch, “Thieves Fall Out,” Fantastic, Summer.
Emma Bull, “Joshua Tree,” The Green Man.
P.D. Cacek, “A Book by its Cover,” Shelf Life.
Pat Cadigan, “Linda,” Asimov’s, July.
Orson Scott Card, “50 WPM,” In the Shadow of the Wall.
Jonathan Carroll, “Simon’s House of Lipstick,” Conjuntions 39.
Adam-Troy Castro, “Unseen Demons,” Analog, July/August.
C.J. Cherryh, “The Sandman, the Tinman, and the Betty B,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
Ted Chiang, “Liking What You See: A Documentary,” Stories of Your Life & Others.
Richard Chwedyk, “Bronte’s Egg,” F&SF, August.
Brenda W. Clough, “Tiptoe, on a Fence Post,” Analog, July/August.
Brenda Cooper & Larry Niven, “Finding Myself,” Analog, June.
———, “Free Floaters,” Asimov’s, August.
Nat Coward, “Early Retirement,” Interzone, September.
———, “Little Green Card,” Interzone, October.
———, “Time Spent in Reconnaissance,” Interzone, August.
Albert E. Cowdrey, “The Boy’s Got Talent,” F&SF, September.
———, “The Posthumous Man,” F&SF, July.
———, “Ransom,” F&SF, March.
John Crowley, “The Girlhood of Shakespear’s Heroines,” Conjunctions 39.
Julie E. Czerneda, “Prism,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
Colin P. Davies, “Tall Tales on the Iron Horse,” Spectrum SF 8.
Jennifer de Guzman, “Counterpoint,” Strange Horizons, 10/21.
A.M. Dellamonica, “A Slow Day at the Gallery,” Asimov’s, October/November.
———, “Three Times Over the Falls,” SCI FICTION, 2/27.
Nick DiChario, “The One-Half Boy,” In the Shadow of the Wall.
Paul Di Filippo, “A Martian Theodicy,” Mars Probes.
———, “Shipbreaker,” SCI FICTION, 10/9.
Cory Doctorow, “Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar),” Black Gate, Summer.
———, “OwnzOred,” Salon, August 23.
———, “Truncat,” The Bakka Anthology.
———, Charles Stross, “Jury Service,” SCI FICTION, 12/3.
Noreen Doyle, “Horizon,” Alternate Generals II.
Gardner Dozois, “The Hanging Curve,” F&SF, April.
Brenden DuBois, “The High-Water Mark,” Alternate Gettysbergs.
L. Timmel Duchamp, “Fool’s Tale,” Leviathan Three.
Andy Duncan, “The Big Rock Candy Mountain,” Conjunctions 39.
———, “The Holy Bright Number (a Charlie Poole Story,” Polyphony I.
J.R. Dunn, “Intruders,” SCI FICTION, 11/20.
———, “The Names of All the Spirits,” SCI FICTION, 7/24.
Jeff Duntemann, “Drumlin Boiler,” Asimov’s, April.
Greg Van Eekhout, “People Stuff,” Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, #10.
———, “Show and Tell,” Strange Horizons, 6/10.
———, “Will You Be an Astronaut?,” F&SF, September.
Scott Edelman, “Mom, the Martians, and Me,” Mars Probes.
Carol Emshwiller, “Grandma,” F&SF, March.
———, “The Prince of Mules,” Leviathan Three.
———, “Water Master,” SCI FICTION, 2/6.
Timons Esaias, “Fame,” Interzone, October.
———, “Osmund Considers,” Interzone, May.
———, “The Right Thing,” Future Orbits 4.
Christopher Evans, “Posterity,” Interzone, September.
Charles Coleman Finlay, “A Democracy of Trolls,” F&SF, October/November.
———, “The Frontier Archipelago,” On Spec, Summer.
———, “We Came Not to Praise Washington,” F&SF, August.
Jeffrey Ford, “Creation,” F&SF, May.
———, “The Weight of Words,” Leviathan Three.
———, “What’s Sure To Come,” Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, #10.
Richard Foss, “The History of Chan’s Journey to the Celestial Regions,” Analog, April.
Karen Joy Fowler, “The Further Adventures of the Invisible Man,” Conjunctions 39.
Michael F. Flynn, “Southern Strategy,” Alternate Generals II.
Chery J. Franklin, “Words,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
Esther M. Friesner, “Just Another Cowboy,” F&SF, April.
———, “Men in the Rain,” Asimov’s, January.
Gregory Frost, “Madonna of the Maquiladora,” Asimov’s, May.
Neil Gaiman, “October in the Chair,” Conjunction 39.
R. Garcia y Robertson, “Death in Love,” F&SF, January.
———, “Princess Aria,” F&SF, July.
———, “Ring Rats,” Asimov’s, April.
Peter T. Garratt, “When the Night is Cold (and the Land is Dark),” Asimov’s, April.
Mary Gentle, “The Logistics of Carthage,” Worlds That Weren’t.
Alexander Glass, “Elysian Dreams,” Interzone, February.
———, “Lucid,” Interzone, January.
Theodora Goss, “The Rose in Twelve Petals,” Realms of Fantasy, April.
John Grant, “Wooden Horse,” The Third Alternative, Autumn.
Dominic Green, “Blue Water, Grey Death,” Interzone, January.
———, “News from Hilaria,” Interzone, May.
Jim Grimsley, “Getting the News,” Asimov’s, March.
Sally Gwylan, “Salt,” Infinite Matrix, 8/12.
Jack C. Haldeman II, “In Finnegan’s Wake,” Sol’s Children.
Elizabeth Hand, “The Least Trumps,” Conjunctions 39.
———, “Pavane for a Prince of the Air,” J.K. Potter’s Embrace the Mutation.
Charles Harness, “Station Ganymede,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
M. John Harrison, “Entertaining Angels Unawares,” Conjunctions 39.
Howard V. Hendrix, “Incandescent Bliss,” Asimov’s, June.
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, “Grounded,” The Green Man.
———, “Scenes from a Marriage,” Infinite Matrix, 9/23.
Brian A. Hopkins, “Mirrors,” Sol’s Children.
Nalo Hopkinson, “Herbal,” The Bakka Anthology.
———, “Shift,” Conjunctions 39.
David Hutchinson, “A Dream of Locomotives,” Revolution SF, March.
———, “Fear of Strangers,” SCI FICTION, 7/31.
Roxanne Hutton, “Mandy,” Artemis, Spring.
Simon Ings, “The Convert,” Asimov’s, December.
Alex Irvine, “Chichen Itza,” F&SF, May.
———, “Jimmy Guang’s House of Gladmech,” SCI FICTION, 4/10.
———, “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” Rossetti Song.
Harvey Jacobs, “The Synchronous Swimmer,” F&SF, August.
Matthew Jarpe, “Captains of Industry,” Asimov’s, March.
Michael J. Jasper, “Natural Order,” Asimov’s, July.
———, “Wantaviewer,” Strange Horizons, 14/9.
———, “Working the Game,” Future Orbits 4.
Bill Johnson, “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” Black Gate, Summer.
Graham Joyce, “Black Dust,” F&SF, February.
———, “The Coventry Boy,” The Third Alternative, Autumn.
Richard Kadrey, “Dog Boys,” Infinite Matrix, 5/22.
———, Opener of the Ways,” Infinite Matrix, 5/16.
Michael Kandel, “Voodoo Euclid,” Infinite Matrix, 8/19.
Daniel Kaysen, “The Comeback Season,” Interzone, October.
William H. Keith, Jr., “In the Bubble,” Alternate Gettysbergs.
James Patrick Kelly, “Barry Westphall Crashes the Singularity,” Infinite Matrix, 9/30.
———, “Candy Art,” Asimov’s, December.
———, “Luck,” Asimov’s June.
John Kessel, “The Family Vacation,” Infinite Matrix, 9/16.
———, “The Invisible Empire,” Conjunctions 39.
Ellen Klages, “Be Prepared,” Infinite Matrix, 9/9.
———, “A Taste of Summer,” Black Gate, Winter.
———, “Travel Agency,” Strange Horizons, 2/11.
Damon Knight, “Watching Matthew,” F&SF, October/November.
Nancy Kress, “Patent Infringement,” Asimov’s, May.
Geoffrey A. Landis, “At Dorado,” Asimov’s, October/November.
———, “Falling into Mars,” Analog, July/August.
———, “The Long Chase,” Asimov’s, February.
———, “Old Tingo’s Penis,” Interzone, August.
———, “Turning Test,” Asimov’s, September.
Jay Lake, “Jack’s House,” Strange Horizons, 12/23.
John Langan, “Mr. Gaunt,” F&SF, September.
Chris Lawson, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” Spectrum SF 9.
Mary Soon Lee, “New World,” Interzone, February.
Tanith Lee, “Among the Leaves So Green,” The Green Man.
———, “The Flicker of a Winter Star,” Weird Tales, Spring.
———, “In the City of Dead Night,” F&SF, October/November.
Ursula K. Le Guin, “Paradises Lost,” The Birthday of the World.
———, “The Seasons of the Ansarac,” Infinite Matrix, 6/3.
———, “Social Dreaming of the Irin,” F&SF, October/November.
———, “The Wild Girls,” Asimov’s, March.
Edward M. Lerner, “Presence of Mind,” Analog, January.
Jonathan Lethem, “The Dystopianist, Thinking of His Rival, Is Interrupted by a Knock on the Door,” Conjunctions 39.
Marissa K. Lingen, “Irena’s Roses,” Analog, June.
Kelly Link, “Lull,” Conjunctions 39.
James Lovegrove, “Out of the Blue, into the Red,” Mars Probes.
Paul McAuley, “The Assassination of Faustino Malarte,” Asimov’s, July.
———, “Doctor Pretorious and the Lost Temple,” SCI FICTION, 9/11.
———, “Under Mars,” Mars Probes.
Jack McDevitt, “Oculus,” Analog, July/August.
Ian McDonald, “The Hidden Place,” Asimov’s, October/November.
Maureen F. McHugh, “Laika Comes Home Safe,” Polyphony 1.
———, “Makeover,” Infinite Matrix, 10/7.
Patricia A. McKillip, “Hunter’s Moon,” The Green Man.
Sean McMullen, “Voice of Steel,” SCI FICTION, 8/21.
———, “Walk to the Full Moon,” F&SF, December.
Barry N. Malzberg, “Getting There,” In The Shadow of the Wall.
Louise Marley, “Jamie Says,” Asimov’s, August.
China Mieville, “Familiar,” Conjunctions 39.
———, “The Tain,” PS Publishing.
Devon Monk, “Leeward to the Sky,” Realms of Fantasy, June.
Michael Moorcock, “Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel,” Mars Probes.
James Morrow, “War of the Worldviews,” Mars Probes.
Hilary Moon Murphy, “The Run of the Fiery Horse,” Realms of Fantasy, June.
Chris Nakashima-Brown, “A Brief History of Negative Space,” Revolution SF, June.
Ruth Nestvold, “Princes and Priscilla,” Strange Horizons, 4/8.
R. Neube, “Life in the Sardine Lane,” Asimov’s, March.
———, “Never Convicted,” Oceans of the Mind V.
Larry Niven, “Chrysalis,” Analog, September.
———, “The Convergence of the Old Mind,” Analog, July/August.
G. David Nordley, “War, Ice, Egg, Universe,” Asimov’s, October/November.
Patrick O’ Leary, “The Bending of Light,” Conjunctions 39.
———, “What Mattered Was Sleep,” SCI FICTION, 8/14.
Jerry Oltion, “The Ulti Mate,” Talebones, Fall.
———, “Ships in the Night,” Analog, June.
———, “Witness,” Analog, December.
Paul Park, “Tachycardia,” F&SF, January.
Richard Parks, “Kallisti,” Realms of Fantasy, April.
———, “Some Archival Material on the 2198 Stellar Expedition,” Future Orbits 5.
Brian Plante, “Best Friends,” Future Orbits 4.
———, “It’s Only Human,” Analog, November.
Frederik Pohl, “A Home for the Old Ones,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
Steven Popkes, “Boulder Country,” Realms of Fantasy, June.
———, “Fable for Savior and Reptile,” Realms of Fantasy, February.
Tim Pratt, “Little Gods,” Strange Horizons, 2/4.
———, “The Witch’s Bicycle,” Realms of Fantasy, August.
Christopher Priest, “The Discharge,” SCI FICTION, 2/13.
Tom Purdom, “A Champion of Democracy,” Asimov’s, May.
Robert Reed, “The Children’s Crusade,” SCI FICTION, 4/24.
———, “Lying to Dogs,” Asimov’s, December.
———, “The Majesty of Angels,” F&SF, September.
———, “Melodies Played upon Cold, Dark Worlds,” SCI FICTION, 8/7.
———, “Oracles,” Asimov’s, January.
———, “She Sees My Monsters Now,” Asimov’s, June.
———, “Veritas,” Asimov’s, July.
Mike Resnick, “The Chinese Sandman,” Black Gate, Winter.
Alastair Reynolds, “The Real Story,” Mars Probes.
M. Rickert, “Leda,” F&SF, August.
Kate Riedel, “Kid Brother,” On Spec, Fall.
Uncle River, “How We Know What Happened,” Absolute Magnitude, Spring.
Adam Roberts, “Imperial Army,” Spectrum SF 9.
———, “Jupiter Magnified,” PS Publishing.
———, “Swiftly,” SCI FICTION, 4/3.
Andy Robertson, “The Eater,” Interzone, January.
Bruce Holland Rogers, “The Main Design That Shines Through Sky and Earth,” Polyphony 1.
Benjamin Rosenbaum, “Droplet,” F&SF, July.
———, “On the Cliff by the River,” Infinite Matrix, 9/16.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, “Mom
ents,” Sol’s Children.
———, “Well-Chosen Words,” Alternate Gettysbergs.
Richard Paul Russo, “A Better Place,” Oceans of the Mind V.
Michelle Sagara, “Fat Girl,” Oceans of the Mind VI.
James Sallis, “Roofs and Forgiveness in the Early Dawn,” Talebones, Spring.
———, “Up,” Leviathan Three.
Jessica Amanda Salmonson, “Woodsman and Water Nymph,” Infinite Matrix, 2/27.
William Sanders, “Duce,” Asimov’s, August.
———, “Empire,” Alternate Generals II.
Melissa Lee Shaw, “A Deeper Rust,” Analog, January.
Charles Sheffield, “The Diamond Drill,” Analog, April.
Lucius Shepard, “The Drive-in Puerto Rico,” F&SF, October/November.
———, “Emerald Street Expansions,” SCI FICTION, 3
———, “How Lonesome Heartbreak Changed His Life,” Polyphony I.
———, “Over Yonder,” SCI FICTION, 1
Norman Spinrad, “Entities,” Interzone, August.
Robert Sheckley, “Agamennon’s Run,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
Delia Sherman, “Grand Central Park,” The Green Man.
Susan Shwartz, “And the Glory of Them,” Alternate Generals II.
William Shunn, “The Veil Beyond the Veil,” Realms of Fantasy, February.
Robert Silverberg, “The Second Wave,” Asimov’s, August.
———, “With Caesar in the Underworld,” Asimov’s, October/November.
Dan Simmons, “The End of Gravity,” Worlds Enough and Time.
———, “The Ninth of Av,” Worlds Enough and Time.
Gail Sproule, “For the Love of Katie,” Black Gate, Winter.
Brian Stableford, “The Face of an Angel,” Leviathan Three.
———, “The Home Front,” 30th Anniversary DAW.
———, “Hot Blood,” Asimov’s, September.
———, “Taking the Piss,” Asimov’s, June.
———, “Tread Softly,” Interzone, March.
Michael A. Stackpole, “Least of My Brethren,” Sol’s Children.
Allen M. Steele, “A Walk Across Mars,” Mars Probes.
———, “Across the Eastern Divide,” Asimov’s, February.
———, “Lonesome and a Long Way From Home,” Asimov’s, June.
Robert N. Stephenson, “The Touch of Silk,” Aurealis 29.
S.M. Stirling, “Shikari in Galveston,” Worlds That Weren’t.
James Stoddard, “The Star Watch,” F&SF, January.
Charles Stress, “Big Brother Iron,” Toast and Other Rusted Futures.
———, “Router,” Asimov’s, September.