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-Fourth 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. 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. Contents : TERMINAL, Lavie Tidhar TOURING WITH THE ALIEN, Carolyn Ives Gilman PATIENCE LAKE, Matthew Claxton JONAS AND THE FOX, Rich Larson PRODIGAL, Gord Sellar KIT: Some Assembly Required, Kathe Koja & Carter Scholz VORTEX, Gregory Benford ELVES OF ANTARCTICA, Paul McAuley THE BABY EATERS, Ian McHugh A SALVAGING OF GHOSTS, Aliette de Bodard THOSE SHADOWS LAUGH, Geoff Ryman REdKING, Craig DeLancey THINGS WITH BEARDS, Sam J. Miller FIELDWORK, Shariann Lewit THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF MR. COSTELLO, David Gerrold INNUMERABLE GLIMMERING LIGHTS, Rich Larson FIFTY SHADES OF GRAYS, Steven Barnes SIXTEEN QUSTIONS FOR KAMALA CHATTERJEE, Alastair Reynolds COLD COMFORT, Pat Murphy & Paul Doherty THE ART OF SPACE TRAVEL, Nina Allan FLIGHT FROM THE AGES, Derek K?sken MY GENERATIONS SHALL PRAISE, Samantha Henderson MARS ABIDES, Stephen Baxter THE VISITOR FROM TAURED, Ian R. MacLeod WHEN THE STONE EAGLE FLIES, Bill Johnson THE VANISHING KIND, Lavie Tidhar ONE SISTER, TWO SISTERS, THREE, James Patrick Kelly DISPATCHES FROM THE CRADLE: THE HERMIT--FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN THE SEA OF MASSACHUSETTS, Ken Liu CHECKERBOARD PLANET, Eleanor Arnason THEY HAVE ALL ONE BREATH, Karl Bunker MIKA MODEL, Paolo Bacigalupi THAT GAME WE PLAYED DURING THE WAR, Carrie Vaughn BECAUSE CHANGE WAS THE OCEAN AND WE LIVED BY HER MERCY, Charlie Jane Anders THE ONE WHO ISN'T, Ted Kosmatka THOSE BRIGHTER STARS, Mercurio D.
Rivera A TOWER FOR THE COMING WORLD, Maggie Clark FIRSTBORN, LASTBORN, Melissa Scott WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS, Ian McDonald THE IRON TACTICIAN, Alastair Reynolds Honorable Mentions: 2016.