Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2008

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The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2006, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines.
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Overview

The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2006, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines.

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Returning for his second stint editing Prime's annual SF compilation, Horton is faced with a daunting task, at which he doesn't entirely succeed. Out of a dozen stories, the few inspired selections include Robert Reed's gritty "A Billion Eves," where exploring an infinite number of parallel universes is a godsend for some polygamous pilgrims but a decidedly dire prospect for others; Carolyn Ives Gilman's "Okanoggan Falls," in which a rural Wisconsin hamlet must fend off alien invaders, who have scheduled it for demolition; and Ann Leckie's "Hesperia and Glory," a witty homage of sorts to Edgar Rice Burroughs. (July)

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780843959239
  • Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/26/2009
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition number: 2008
  • Pages: 320

Table of Contents


Introduction   Rich Horton     7
Another Word for Map is Faith   Christopher Rowe     13
Okanoggan Falls   Carolyn Ives Gilman     28
Saving for a Sunny Day   Ian Watson     67
The Cartesian Theater   Robert Charles Wilson     81
Hesperia and Glory   Ann Leckie     113
Incarnation Day   Walter Jon Williams     126
Exit Before Saving   Ruth Nestvold     170
Inclination   William Shunn     183
Life on the Preservation   Jack Skillingstead     235
Me-Topia   Adam Roberts     254
The House Beyond Your Sky   Benjamin Rosenbaum     294
A Billion Eves   Robert Reed     306
Contributors     373
Publication History     377

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  • Posted February 9, 2010

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    I rated this so low because most of the stories were pretty slow. The theme seems to be stories that flow poorly and end abruptly. There were several stand out stories such as "a billion eves" and "life on the preservation".

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