The Year's Best Science Fiction

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 Twenty-Fifth 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, Ian McDonald, Stephen Baxter, Michael Swanwick, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kage Baker, Walter Jon Williams, Alastair Reynolds, and Charles Stross . 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.

Stories in this collection:

01) Summation: 2007 by Gardner Dozois
02) Finisterra by David Moles
03) Lighting Out by Ken MacLeod
04) An Ocean Is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away by John Barnes
05) Saving Tiamaat by Gwyneth Jones
06) Of Late I Dreamt of Venus by James Van Pelt
07) Verthandi's Ring by Ian McDonald
08) Sea Change by Una McCormack
09) The Sky Is Large and the Earth Is Small by Chris Roberson
10) Glory by Greg Egan
11) Against the Current by Robert Silverberg
12) Alien Archeology by Neal Asher
13) The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
14) Beyond the Wall by Justin Stanchfield
15) Kiosk by Bruce Sterling
16) Last Contact by Stephen Baxter
17) The Sledge-Maker's Daughter by Alastair Reynolds
18) Sanjeev and Robotwallah by Ian McDonald
19) The Skysailor's Tale by Michael Swanwick
20) Of Love and Other Monsters by Vandana Singh
21) Steve Fever by Greg Egan
22) Hellfire at Twilight by Kage Baker
23) The Immortals of Atlantis by Brian Stableford
24) Nothing Personal by Pat Cadigan
25) Tideline by Elizabeth Bear
26) The Accord by Keith Brooke
27) Laws of Survival by Nancy Kress
28) The Mists of Time by Tom Purdom
29) Craters by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
30) The Prophet of Flores by Ted Kosmatka
31) Stray by David Ackert & Benjamin Rosenbaum
32) Roxie by Robert Reed
33) Dark Heaven by Gregory Benford
34) Honorable Mentions: 2007 by Gardner Dozois