Twenty-two stories, selected by editor Donna Scott from disparate places, that represent some of the best SF published anywhere in 2019: stories of heroism, stories of loss, stories of wonder. In this volume you will encounter tales in which creatures are cut off from their loved ones; someone is trapped with an abuser; a bird sings; weeds grow where we hope for a garden; we consider what our alternative selves might be doing; we cant sleep; we wish we could keep things just the way they were; we drink too much
and we look to rockets blasting off into the sky and think that there lies the future; thats hope. Best of British Science Fiction 2019 is once again edited by Donna Scott, a recent chair of the BSFA and a distinguished poet, writer, and stand-up comedian. Donna is also a free-lance editor who has worked behind the scenes for a number of major publishers over the course of several years. This is one of the best Science Fiction anthologies I have read in a while. They arent kidding when they say Best. LibraryThing reviewer "If this book is anything to go by then British Science Fiction is in good shape... If you want quality Science Fiction to make you think and ponder and dream then seek it out." - SFCrowsnest An excellent collection... These were uniformly astonishing. Funny, unexpected, touching... goodreads reviewer Contents 2019: An Introduction Donna Scott The Anxiety Gene Rhiannon Grist The Land of Grunts and Squeaks Chris Beckett For Your Own Good Ian Whates Neom Lavie Tidhar Once You Start Mike Morgan For the Wicked, Only Weeds Will Grow G. V. Anderson Fat Man in the Bardo Ken MacLeod Cyberstar Val Nolan The Little People Una McCormack The Loimaa Protocol Robert Bagnall The Adaptation Point Kate Macdonald The Final Ascent Ian Creasey A Lady of Ganymede, a Sparrow of Io Dafydd McKimm Snapshots Leo X. Robertson Witch of the Weave Henry Szabranski Parasite Art David Tallerman Galena Liam Hogan Ab Initio Susan Boulton Ghosts Emma Levin Concerning the Deprivation of Sleep Tim Major Every Little Star Fiona Moore The Minus-Four Sequence Andrew Wallace About the Authors
Available as a paperback and as a numbered limited edition hardback signed by the editor. |