Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen SF stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes David Marusek, James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, Eleanor Arnason, Stephen Baxter, Brian Stableford, Walter Jon Williams and many other bright stars of SF, as well as the usual thorough summation of the year and recommended reading lists.