The Year’s Best Science Fiction (St Martin's) 26

by Gardner Dozois

  Sarah A. Hoyt, “Scraps of Fog,” JBU, April.

  ———, “Whom the Gods Love,” Transhuman.

  Matthew Hughes, “The Eye of Vann,” Postscripts 15

  David Hutchison, “Mellowing Gray,” Celebrations.

  ———, “Multitude,” Subterfuge.

  Guy Immega, “A Little Knowledge,” Postscripts 14.

  Alex Irvine, “Mystery Hill,” F&SF, January.

  ———, “Shad’s Mess,” Postscripts 15.

  N. K. Jemison, “Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball,” JBU, August.

  Way Jeng, “Somebody Desperately Needed to Be Neil Gaiman,” Realms of Fantasy, August.

  Kij Johnson, “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss,” Asimov’s, July.

  Matthew Johnson, “Another Country,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  Gwyneth Jones, “Cheats,” The Starry Rift.

  Matthew Jones, “Lagos,” Asimov’s, August.

  Theodore Judson, “The Sultan’s Emissary,” Sideways in Crime.

  Vylar Kaftan, “Disarm,” Abyss & Apex, 2nd Quarter.

  ———, “Pointing at the Moon,” Cosmos, December/January.

  James Patrick Kelly, “Surprise Party,” Asimov’s, June.

  Kay Kenyon, “Cyto Couture,” Fast Forward II.

  ———, “The Space Crawl Blues,” Solaris Book of SF II.

  John Kessel, “Pride and Prometheus,” F&SF, January.

  Caitliln R. Kiernan, “The Steam Dancer,” Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy.

  James Killus, “Plot Device,” Helix 10.

  Stephen King, “The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates,” F&SF, October/November.

  Ted Kosmatka, “The Art of Alchemy,” F&SF, June.

  ———, “Divining Light,” Asimov’s, August.

  Mary Robinette Kowal, “Clockwork Chickadee,” Clarkesworld, June.

  ———, “Scenting the Dark,” Apex Magazine, August 25.

  ———, “Waiting for Rain,” Subterranean, Fall.

  Nancy Kress, “Call Back Yesterday,” Asimov’s, June.

  ———, “Elevator,” Eclipse Two.

  ———, “First Rites,” JBU, October.

  ———, “The Kindness of Strangers,” Fast Forward II.

  ———, “Sex and Violence,” Asimov’s, February.

  Bill Kte’pi, “The End of Tin,” Strange Horizons, 1/14.

  Marc Laidlaw, “Childrun,” F&SF, August.

  Jay Lake, “The Future by Degrees,” Seeds of Change.

  ———, “Last Plane to Heaven: A Love Story,” JBU, June.

  ———, “The Lollygang Save the World on Accident,” Extraordinary Engines.

  ———, “Skin horse Goes to Mars,” Postscripts 15.

  ———, “Sweet Rocket,” Aeon 14.

  ———, “A Water Matter,” Tor.com.

  ———and Ruth Nestvold, “The Rivers of Eden,” Futurismic, 18/07.

  Margo Lanagan, “The Fifth Star in the Southern Cross,” Dreaming Again.

  ———, “An Honest Day’s Work,” The Starry Rift.

  ———, “Night of the Firstlings,” Eclipse Two.

  Geoffrey A. Landis, “The Man in the Mirror,” Analog, January/February.

  ———, “Still on the Road,” Asimov’s, December.

  Joe R. Lansdale, “Big Man: A Fable,” Subterranean, Summer.

  ———, “Dragon Chili: From the Grand Church Cookbook,” Subterranean, Winter.

  Ann Leckie, “The God of Au,” Helix 8.

  Rand B. Lee, “Bounty,” F&SF, August.

  ———, “Litany,” F&SF, June.

  ———, “Picnic on Pentocost,” F&SF, September.

  Tanith Lee, “The Beautiful and the Damned,” Asimov’s, January.

  ———, “The Snake,” Realms of Fantasy, June.

  ———, “Underfog (the Wreckers),” Subterfuge.

  ———, “The Women,” Clockwork Phoenix.

  Yoon Ha Lee, “Blue Ink,” Clarkesworld, August.

  Tim Lees, “Corner of the Circle,” Interzone 218.

  Rose Lemburg, “Geddarien,” Fantasy, December 1.

  Jonathan Lethem, “Lostronaut,” The New Yorker, November 15.

  David D. Levine, “Firewall,” Transhuman.

  ———, “Sun Magic, Earth Magic,” Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 1.

  Marissa Lingen, “Loki’s Net,” JBU, December.

  ———, “Making Alex Frey,” JBU, June.

  ———, “Vainamoinen and the Singing Fish,” Abyss & Apex, 3rd Quarter.

  Kelly Link, “Pretty Monsters,” Pretty Monsters.

  ———, “The Surfer,” The Starry Rift.

  James Lovegrove, “Steampunch,” Extraordinary Engines.

  ———, “Test Subject,” Postscripts 15.

  Richard K. Lyon, “Finalizing History,” Analog, June.

  C. S. MacCath, “Akhila, Divided,” Clockwork Phoenix.

  Ian R. Macleod, “The Camping Wainwrights,” Postscripts 17.

  ———, “Elementals,” Extraordinary Engines.

  ———, “The English Mutiny,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  ———, “The Hob Carpet,” Asimov’s, June.

  Ken MacLeod, “A Dance Called Armageddon,” Seeds of Change.

  ———, “Wilson at Woking,” Celebration.

  Elissa Malcohn, “Hermit Crabs,” Electric Velocipede 14.

  Bruce McAllister, “Emilio’s Tale,” Journal of Mythic Arts, Summer.

  ———, “Hit,” Aeon 13.

  Paul McAuley, “Adventure,” Fast Forward II.

  ———, “A Brief Guide to Other Histories,” Postscripts 15.

  ———, “Little Lost Robot,” Interzone 217.

  ———, “Searching for Van Gogh at the End of the World,” Postscripts 15.

  ———, “The Thought War,” Postscripts 15.

  ———and Kim Newman, “Prisoners of the Action,” Del Rey Book of SF.

  Todd McCaffrey, “Tribute,” JBU, August.

  Meghan McCarron, “The Magician’s House,” Strange Horizons, 7/14.

  Una McCormack, “The Great Gig in the Sky,” Subterfuge.

  Jack McDevitt, “The Adventure of the South Sea Trunk,” Sideways in Crime.

  ———, “Indomitable,” JBU, April.

  ———, “Molly’s Kids,” Fast Forward II.

  Ian McDonald, “The Dust Assassin,” The Starry Rift.

  ———, “[A Ghost Samba],” Postscripts 15.

  Sandra McDonald, “Recipe for Survival,” Electric Velocipede 14.

  Maureen McHugh, “The Kingdom of the Blind,” Plugged In.

  Will McIntosh, “The Fantasy Jumper,” Black Static, February.

  ———, “Linkworlds,” Strange Horizons, March 17–24.

  Dean McLaughliln, “Tenbrook of Mars,” Analog, July/August.

  Sean McMullen, “The Constant Past,” Dreaming Again.

  ———, “Oblivion,” 2012.

  ———, “The Twilight Year,” F&SF, January.

  John Meaney, “Emptier than Void,” Subterfuge.

  ———, “Via Vortex,” Sideways in Crime.

  Anil Menon, “Into the Night,” Interzone 216.

  Deborah J. Miller, “Dinosaur,” Myth-Understandings.

  Eugene Mirabelli, “Falling Spirit,” F&SF, December.

  David Moles, “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom,” Eclipse Two.

  Mia Molvray, “Low Life,” Analog, January/February.

  Sarah Monette, “The World Without Sleep,” Postscripts 14.

  Michael Moorcock, “Sumptuous Dress: A Question of Size,” Postscripts 15.

  Silvia Morene-Garcia, “Maquech,” Futurismic, 01/07.

  T. L. Morganfield, “Night Bird Soaring,” GUD, Fall.

  Richard Mueller, “But Wait! There’s More,” F&SF, August.

  ———, “Ten Pound Sack of Rice,” F&SF, March.

  Steven Francis Murphy, “The Limb Knitter,�
� Apex Magazine, September 08.

  Chris Nakashima-Brown, “The Sun Also Explodes,” Fast Forward II.

  David Erik Nelson, “Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate,” Paradox, Spring.

  Ruth Nestvold, “An Act of Conviction,” Helix 9.

  ———, “Mars: A Traveler’s Guide,” F&SF, January.

  ———, “Troy and the Aliens,” Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter.

  R. Neube, “Cascading Violet Hair,” Asimov’s, July.

  Garth Nix, “Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarsköe,” Fast Ships, Black Sails.

  ———, “Infestation,” The Starry Rift.

  Naomi Novik, “Araminta, or, the Wreck of the Amphidrake,” Fast Ships, Black Sails.

  Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, “Spider the Artist,” Seeds of Change.

  Patrick O’Leary, “The Oldest Man on Earth,” Electric Velocipede, 15/16.

  ———, “Skin Deep,” Eclipse Two.

  Paul Park, “The Blood of Peter Francisco,” Sideways in Crime.

  Richard Parks, “On the Banks of the River of Heaven,” Realms of Fantasy, April.

  Norman Partridge, “Apotropaics,” Subterranean, Fall.

  ———, “Road Dogs,” Subterranean, Spring.

  Jennifer Pelland, “Sashenka Redux,” Electric Velocipede 14.

  Lawrence Person, “Gabe’s Globster,” Asimov’s, June.

  Holly Phillips, “The Small Door,” Fantasy, May 19.

  Tony Pi, “Aesop’s Last Fable,” On Spec, Spring.

  Rachel Pollack, “Immortal Snake,” F&SF, May.

  Steven Popkes, “Another Perfect Day,” F&SF, August.

  ———, “Bread and Circus,” F&SF, February.

  Tim Powers, “The Hour of Babel,” Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy.

  Tim Pratt, “The Frozen One,” Lone Star Stories, February.

  ———, “The River Boy,” Clarkesworld, January.

  Christopher Priest, “Fireflies,” Celebrations.

  ———, “The Trace of Him,” Interzone, February.

  Philip Pullman, “Once Upon a Time in the North,” Once Upon a Time in the North, Knopf.

  Tom Purdom, “Madame Pompadour’s Blade,” JBU, June.

  ———, “Sepoy Fidelities,” Asimov’s, March.

  Philip Raines and Harvey Welles, “Alice and Bob,” Albedo One no. 34.

  Cat Rambo, “Angry Rose’s Lament,” Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter.

  ———, “The Dew Drop Coffee Lounge,” Clockwork Phoenix.

  ———, “Kallakak’s Cousins,” Asimov’s, March.

  David Reagan, “Solitude Ripples from the Past,” Futurismic, 1/05.

  Robert Reed, “American Cheetah,” Extraordinary Engines.

  ———, “Blackbird,” Postscripts 14.

  ———, “Character Flu,” F&SF, June.

  ———, “Fifty Dinosaurs,” Solaris Book of SF II.

  ———, “The House Left Empty,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  ———, “Leave,” F&SF, December.

  ———, “The Man with the Golden Balloon,” Galactic Empires.

  ———, “Leave,” F&SF, December.

  ———, “Old Man Waiting,” Asimov’s, August.

  ———, “Reunion,” F&SF, May.

  ———, “Salad for Two,” F&SF, September.

  ———, “Six Foot Easy,” Postscripts 15.

  ———, “Truth,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  ———, “The Visionaries,” F&SF, October/November.

  ———, “Weapons of Discretion,” Helix 8.

  Jessica Reisman, “Flowertongue,” Farrago’s Wainscot, April.

  ———, “When the Ice Goes Out,” Otherwordly Maine.

  Mike Resnick, “Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders,” Asimov’s, January.

  ———, “An Article of Faith,” Postscripts 15.

  ———, “Kilimanjaro: A Fable of Utopia,” Subterranean Press.

  ———and Pat Cadigan, “Not Quite Alone in the Dream Quarter,” Fast Forward II.

  Alastair Reynolds, “Fury,” Eclipse Two.

  ———, “Soiree,” Celebration.

  ———, “The Star Surgeon’s Apprentice,” The Starry Rift.

  Siri Richards, “Orange Is Just Another Color,” Abyss & Apex, 4th Quarter.

  Mercurio D. Rivera, “The Fifth Zhi,” Interzone 219.

  ———, “The Scent of Their Arrival,” Interzone, February.

  ———, “Snatch Me Another,” Abyss & Apex, 1st Quarter.

  Chris Roberson, “Death on the Crosstime Express,” Sideways in Crime.

  ———, “The Line of Dichotomy,” Solaris Book of SF II.

  ———, “Mirror of Fiery Brightness,” Subterranean, Fall.

  ———, “Thy Saffron Wings,” Postscripts 15.

  Adam Roberts, “The Man of the Strong Arm,” Celebrations.

  ———, “Petropunk,” Extraordinary Engines.

  Andy W. Robertson, “Slope,” The West Pier Gazette.

  Justina Robson, “Body of Evidence,” Myth-Understandings.