The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Eight

DISTANT WORLDS, TIME TRAVEL, EPIC ADVENTURE, UNSEEN WONDERS AND MUCH MORE! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past twelve months are brought together in one collection by multiple award winning editor Jonathan Strahan. This highly popular series now reaches volume eight and will include stories from both the biggest names in the field and the most exciting new talents, including: Neil Gaiman and Joe Abercrombie. With this volume the series comes to a new home at Solaris, publishers of Jonathan Strahan's award-winning original Inifinties SF anthologies and the and Fearsome fantasy anthologies. The full list of stories is: 1. Some Desperado, Joe Abercrombie 2. The Master Conjurer, Charlie Jane Anders 3. Kormack the Lucky, Eleanor Arnason 4. Social Services, Madeline Ashby 5. The Herons of Mer de l'Ouest, M Bennardo 6. The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling, Ted Chiang 7. Zero for Conduct, Greg Egan 8. The Sleeper and the Spindle, Neil Gaiman 9. Cave and Julia, M. John Harrison 10. The Ink Readers of Doi Saket, Thomas Olde Heuvelt 11. The Promise of Space, James Patrick Kelly 12. The Road of Needles, Caitlin R Kiernan 13. Entangled, Ian R Macleod 14. The Queen of Night's Aria, Ian McDonald 15. Water, Ramez Naam 16. The Irish Astronaut, Val Noonan 17. In Metal, In Bone, An Owomoyela 18. The Sun and I, K J Parker 19. Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls, Richard Parks 20. Mystic Falls, Robert Reed 21. Rosary and Goldenstar, Geoff Ryman 22. Selkies are for Losers, Sofia Samatar 23. Rag and Bone, Priya Sharma 24. Fade to Gold, Benjanun Sriduangkaew 25. Sing, Karin Tidbeck 26. The Book Seller, Lavie Tidhar 27. Effigy Nights, Yoon Ha Lee 28. The Pilgrim and the Angel, E. Lily Yu