The Year's Best Science Fiction

Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing. This year's volume includes Ian R. MacLeod, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Maureen F. McHugh, Robert Reed, Paul McAuley, Michael Swanwick, Robert Silverberg, Charles Stross, John Kessel, Gregory Benford and many other talented authors of SF, as well as thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.

Breathmoss / Ian R. MacLeod
The Most Famous Little Girl In The World / Nancy Kress
The Passenger / Paul J. McAuley
The Political Officer / Charles Coleman Finlay
Lambing Season / Molly Gloss
Coelacanths / Robert Reed
Presence / Maureen F. McHugh
Halo / Charles Stross
In Paradise / Bruce Sterling
The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker / Ian McDonald
Dream of Mars / Ian McDonald
Stories For Men / John Kessel
To Become a Warrior / Chris Beckett
The Clear Blue Seas of Luna / Gregory Benford
V. A. O. / Geoff Ryman
Winters Are Hard / Steven Popkes
At the Money / Richard Wadholm
Agent Provocateur / Alex Irvine
Singleton / Greg Egan
Slow Life / Michael Swanwick
A Flock of Birds / James Van Pelt
The Potter of Bones / Eleanor Arnason
The Whisper of Disks / John Meaney
The Hotel at Harlan's Landing / Kage Baker
The Millennium Party / Walter Jon Williams
Turquoise Days / Alastair Reynolds
Summation: 2002