The latest in a series that has been called "a must-read for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and short stories in general" Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder. For more than a decade award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has sifted through tens of thousands of stories to select the best, the most interesting, the most engaging science fiction and fantasy to thrill and delight readers. * Featuring stories from the brightest literary voices in science fiction and fantasy including: Daniel Abraham, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Barnhill, R. S. Benedict, Tobias Buckell, Indrapramit Das, Samuel R. Delany, Greg Egan, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Saad Z. Hossain, Dave Hutchison, Kathleen Kayembe, Caitlin R Kiernan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Rich Larson, Yoon Ha Lee, Scott Lynch, Maureen McHugh, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Linda Nagata, Suzanne Palmer, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Alastair Reynolds, Eminence, Karl Schroeder, Confessions of a Con Girl, Nick Wolven, Carnival Nine, Caroline M.

Yoachim * The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve is the latest in a series that has been called "a must-read for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and short stories in general" by Booklist and "strange, dangerous and lovely" by Publisher's Weekly. With more than 200,000 words of fiction by the very best writers working in the field, it's an essential addition to every science fiction and fantasy reader's bookshelf.