Each year science fiction's premiere short fiction editor, Gardner Dozois, collects dozens of excellent stories in a chunky volume that is eagerly anticipated by readers and writers alike. The anthology also includes an invaluable summation about the state of the science fiction publishing field, and a list of honorable mentions for 1997.
Contents
xi • Summation: 1997 • essay by Gardner Dozois
1 • Beauty in the Night • • novelette by Robert Silverberg
30 • Second Skin • • shortstory by Paul J. McAuley
49 • Steamship Soldier on the Information Front • • novelette by Nancy Kress
69 • Reasons to Be Cheerful • • novelette by Greg Egan
95 • Moon Six • • novelette by Stephen Baxter
122 • We Will Drink a Fish Together . . . • • novelette by Bill Johnson
155 • Escape Route • [Confederation Universe Stories] • • novella by Peter F. Hamilton
197 • Itsy Bitsy Spider • • shortstory by James Patrick Kelly
207 • A Spy in Europa • [Revelation Space] • • shortstory by Alastair Reynolds
224 • The Undiscovered • • novelette by William Sanders
245 • Echoes • • novelette by Alan Brennert
267 • Getting to Know You • [North American future] • • novelette by David Marusek
288 • Balinese Dancer • • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones
306 • Marrow • [The Great Ship Universe] • • novella by Robert Reed
348 • Heart of Whitenesse • • shortstory by Howard Waldrop
364 • The Wisdom of Old Earth • • shortstory by Michael Swanwick
373 • The Pipes of Pan • • novelette by Brian Stableford
391 • Crossing Chao Meng Fu • • novelette by G. David Nordley
418 • Yeyuka • • shortstory by Greg Egan
432 • Frost Painting • • shortstory by Carolyn Ives Gilman
447 • Lethe • • novelette by Walter Jon Williams
474 • Winter Fire • • shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis
488 • Nevermore • • novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
505 • Open Veins • • shortstory by Simon Ings
520 • After Kerry • • novelette by Ian McDonald
543 • The Masque of Agamemnon • [Troy Stories] • • novelette by Sean Williams and Simon Brown
565 • Gulliver at Home • • novelette by John Kessel
576 • A Cold Dry Cradle • • novella by Elisabeth Malartre and Gregory Benford
617 • Honorable Mentions: 1997 • essay by Gardner Dozois
Language
English
Pages
623
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
St Martins Press
Release
June 01, 1998
ISBN
0312187793
ISBN 13
9780312187798
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection
Each year science fiction's premiere short fiction editor, Gardner Dozois, collects dozens of excellent stories in a chunky volume that is eagerly anticipated by readers and writers alike. The anthology also includes an invaluable summation about the state of the science fiction publishing field, and a list of honorable mentions for 1997.
Contents
xi • Summation: 1997 • essay by Gardner Dozois
1 • Beauty in the Night • • novelette by Robert Silverberg
30 • Second Skin • • shortstory by Paul J. McAuley
49 • Steamship Soldier on the Information Front • • novelette by Nancy Kress
69 • Reasons to Be Cheerful • • novelette by Greg Egan
95 • Moon Six • • novelette by Stephen Baxter
122 • We Will Drink a Fish Together . . . • • novelette by Bill Johnson
155 • Escape Route • [Confederation Universe Stories] • • novella by Peter F. Hamilton
197 • Itsy Bitsy Spider • • shortstory by James Patrick Kelly
207 • A Spy in Europa • [Revelation Space] • • shortstory by Alastair Reynolds
224 • The Undiscovered • • novelette by William Sanders
245 • Echoes • • novelette by Alan Brennert
267 • Getting to Know You • [North American future] • • novelette by David Marusek
288 • Balinese Dancer • • shortstory by Gwyneth Jones
306 • Marrow • [The Great Ship Universe] • • novella by Robert Reed
348 • Heart of Whitenesse • • shortstory by Howard Waldrop
364 • The Wisdom of Old Earth • • shortstory by Michael Swanwick
373 • The Pipes of Pan • • novelette by Brian Stableford
391 • Crossing Chao Meng Fu • • novelette by G. David Nordley
418 • Yeyuka • • shortstory by Greg Egan
432 • Frost Painting • • shortstory by Carolyn Ives Gilman
447 • Lethe • • novelette by Walter Jon Williams
474 • Winter Fire • • shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis
488 • Nevermore • • novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
505 • Open Veins • • shortstory by Simon Ings
520 • After Kerry • • novelette by Ian McDonald
543 • The Masque of Agamemnon • [Troy Stories] • • novelette by Sean Williams and Simon Brown
565 • Gulliver at Home • • novelette by John Kessel
576 • A Cold Dry Cradle • • novella by Elisabeth Malartre and Gregory Benford
617 • Honorable Mentions: 1997 • essay by Gardner Dozois