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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Eleven Kindle Edition
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Jonathan Strahan
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N.K. Jemisin
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Ken Liu
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Joe Abercrombie
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Publication date6 April 2017
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File size1249 KB
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About the Author
Jonathan Strahan is the multi-award winning editor of such anthologies as Engineering Infinity, Fearsome Magics, The Best of Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many other ground-breaking collections of the very finest genre fiction.
--This text refers to the paperback edition.
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- ASIN : B01MV4B0KC
- Publisher : Solaris (6 April 2017)
- Language : English
- File size : 1249 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Print length : 498 pages
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2018
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A wide mix of stories, some of which you'll like and some of which, not so much. About half of this is fantasy/fairy-related short stories, which is as you'd expect from a book about both sci-fi AND fantasy, but I felt that while the sci-fi stories were all excellent, some of the stories about fairies were a bit of a let down. But still, well worth buying and dipping in to.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2018
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Some really interesting stories in here. If you can pick it up on a deal, why wouldn't you?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2018
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Great stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2017
You'd have to be very lucky to pick up a compilation, such as this, and find you liked every story. Conversely, you'd have to be incredibly unlucky to find that you disliked all of it.
This collection contains some excellent short stories. It also contains some that, whilst not terrible, undermine the claim to be 'The best' of the year.
Some of the stand-out stories include:
The Future is Blue by Catheryne M Valente - This is a fantastic tale about a girl with the unlikely name of Tetley Abednego who lives on a floating continent of waste following an environmental disaster. Tetley is widely despised, obscenities are flung her way regularly. The descriptions of the floating world are vivid.
Even the Crumbs Were Delicious by Daryl Gregory - A funny, warm tale.
Things with Beards by Sam J Miller - Often dreamlike. Space creatures deal with issues of equality and social justice. A story to dwell on and read again.
Laws of Night and Silk by Seth Dickinson - A high fantasy story concerning war, magic and unimaginable sacrifice in the pursuit of victory. Simply stunning, a standout in this collection.
Touring with the Alien by Carolyn Ives Gilman - Concerns contact with aliens who are sentient but not conscious as "Being aware would just degrade their skill". This is an interesting contemplation on how many strive to lose self-awareness.
Elves of Antarctica by Paul McAuley - Eco sci-fi, similar in theme to Catheryne M Valente's story. A massive remedial industry exists to prevent rising sea levels.
The Visitor from Taured by Ian R MacLeod - A love story in which the multiple universe theory plays a part. Very well written and poignant.
There are many more stories, some good and some that are average. The one criticism of this collection is that it feels too long and would have made a tighter, more impressive book with some of the weaker stories omitted.
Fans of sci-fi and fantasy are unlikely to feel short-changed if they buy this book. There are enough great stories to make up for the ones that don't quite hit the mark.
This collection contains some excellent short stories. It also contains some that, whilst not terrible, undermine the claim to be 'The best' of the year.
Some of the stand-out stories include:
The Future is Blue by Catheryne M Valente - This is a fantastic tale about a girl with the unlikely name of Tetley Abednego who lives on a floating continent of waste following an environmental disaster. Tetley is widely despised, obscenities are flung her way regularly. The descriptions of the floating world are vivid.
Even the Crumbs Were Delicious by Daryl Gregory - A funny, warm tale.
Things with Beards by Sam J Miller - Often dreamlike. Space creatures deal with issues of equality and social justice. A story to dwell on and read again.
Laws of Night and Silk by Seth Dickinson - A high fantasy story concerning war, magic and unimaginable sacrifice in the pursuit of victory. Simply stunning, a standout in this collection.
Touring with the Alien by Carolyn Ives Gilman - Concerns contact with aliens who are sentient but not conscious as "Being aware would just degrade their skill". This is an interesting contemplation on how many strive to lose self-awareness.
Elves of Antarctica by Paul McAuley - Eco sci-fi, similar in theme to Catheryne M Valente's story. A massive remedial industry exists to prevent rising sea levels.
The Visitor from Taured by Ian R MacLeod - A love story in which the multiple universe theory plays a part. Very well written and poignant.
There are many more stories, some good and some that are average. The one criticism of this collection is that it feels too long and would have made a tighter, more impressive book with some of the weaker stories omitted.
Fans of sci-fi and fantasy are unlikely to feel short-changed if they buy this book. There are enough great stories to make up for the ones that don't quite hit the mark.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2017
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Disappointing. ...stick with the annual Gardner dozois or neil Clarke anthologies.....strahan hasn't got a clue what constitutes 'best of'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2017
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I'm not usually a fan of collections, as usually they contain 2/3 new stories, some not-so new tales filled out with the editors 'clever' précis of the story, some gossip about the writers & end up in the rubbish bin - not even worth recycling