The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 12

Name: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 12
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (3 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Strahan
ISBN: 9781501974045

Author: Jonathan Strahan

Narrator: M.W. Cartozian Wilson, Dan Woren, Janet Metzger, Josh Clark, Nick Hardcastle, Susan Duerden, Greg Tremblay, Rachel Jacobs, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Deepti Gupta, MiMi Chang, Ava Lucas, Shridhar Solanki

Unabridged: 26 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/17/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Collections & Anthologies

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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

About Jonathan Strahan

Jonathan Strahan has co-edited The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy series of anthologies for HarperCollins Australia, co-edits the Science Fiction: The Best of . . . and Fantasy: The Best of . . . anthology series with Karen Haber for Simon & Schuster/ibooks, edits the Best Short Novels anthology series for the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club, and co-edited The Locus Awards for Eos with Charles N. Brown. He is also the Reviews Editor for Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields, and reviews for the magazine regularly. He is currently working on The New Space Opera II.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on May 31, 2024

I picked this one up mainly because some good authors that I like are in it--I was particularly interested in Haldeman, Baxter, Nancy Kress, and Robert Reed. The stories they wrote are OK or good, especially Reed's, but I thought the outstanding story in the collection was "The People of Sand and Sl......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 11, 2015

A mixed bag. 'The people of sand and slag' is probably the standout story for me, I definitely grabbed my dog for a long hug after reading it. 'The voluntary state' was an interesting puzzle read, and did a good job of piquing my interest for more. Skipped through several stories that failed to hold m......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on June 07, 2015

I started this book last night, before I even made it to page ten, I added the author to my list of authors to look for other books by him! Truly gifted writer!......more