The Years Best SF 17 is a showcase of the best short form science fiction of 2011, selected by World Fantasy Award winners David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer, two of the most respected editors in the field of speculative fiction. Like the previous sixteen volumes of the series that has been called the finest modern science fiction writing, The Years Best SF 17 features stories from some of the brightest lights in sfincluding Gregory Benford (Beyond Human), Nancy Kress (Beggars in Spain), James Morrow (The Philosophers Apprentice), Michael Swanwick (The Dragons of Babel) and Neil Gaiman (American Gods) as well as electrifying short stories from exciting newcomers.
Once again, the finest short-form sf offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume. With Year's Best SF 17, acclaimed, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer demonstrate the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing stories from some of the genre's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. Prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible, with tales of wonder from:
Elizabeth Bear
Gregory Benford
Neil Gaiman
Nancy Kress
Michael Swanwick
and others.
