Short Fiction Watch: YEAR’S BEST SF


Various-YearsBestSF32-BlogIn this latest instalment of Short Fiction Watch, we wanted to draw your attention to the latest YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION anthology, due to be published by St. Martin’s Griffin on July 7th, 2015. Three of our clients’ work is featured:

  • Ian McDonald‘s THE FIFTH DRAGON (originally in the REACH FOR INFINITY anthology)
  • Aliette de Bodard‘s THE DAYS OF THE WAR, AS RED AS BLOOD, AS DARK AS BILE (originally published on Subterranean Online)
  • Lavie Tidhar‘s VLADIMIR CHONG CHOOSES TO DIE (originally published by Analog)

A full Table of Contents of the anthology can be found here. It is edited by Gardner Dozois.

Ian McDonald is the critically-acclaimed, best-selling author of multiple award-winning science fiction novels. His latest novel, LUNA: NEW MOON, is due to be published later this year by Gollancz in the UK and Tor Books in the US. (Check back tomorrow for full details.) A selection of Ian McDonald’s earlier novels have been published as eBooks by Open Road Media.

Aliette de Bodard is the multi-award winning and nominated author of novellas and short stories. She is also the author of the critically-acclaimed Obsidian & Blood trilogy (Angry Robot Books); and the hotly-anticipated upcoming THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS, due to be published by Gollancz in the UK and Roc Books in the US.

Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of OSAMA; the critically-acclaimed THE VIOLENT CENTURY (published by Hodder in the UK and Thomas Dunne Books in the US); and most recently the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winning A MAN LIES DREAMING (also published by Hodder in the UK).

Short Fiction Watch: THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION


Various-YearsBestSF2014-BlogStories by three Zeno clients have been included in the 32nd THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION anthology.

In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Edited by Gardner Dozois, and due to be published in July 2015 by St. Martin’s Press, the collection includes…

Aliette de Bodard is the author of multiple award-winning short stories and novellas; the Obsidian & Blood trilogy published by Angry Robot Books; and the highly-anticipated upcoming new novel THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS, which is due to be published in August 2015 by Gollancz in the UK and Roc Books in the US.

Ian McDonald is the award-winning author of multiple science fiction novels, including the critically-acclaimed Everness trilogy published by Jo Fletcher Books in the UK and Pyr Books in the US; and BRASYL, THE DERVISH HOUSE, and the upcoming LUNA, published by Gollancz.

Lavie Tidhar is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of OSAMA published by Solaris BooksThe Bookman Histories, published by Angry Robot Books; and the critically-acclaimed THE VIOLENT CENTURY and A MAN LIES DREAMING – both published in the UK by Hodder. THE VIOLENT CENTURY is due to be published in the US by Thomas Dunne Books in February 2015. He is also the author of the upcoming comic series ADLER, due to be published in 2015 by Titan Comics.

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