Another set of excellent stories, continuing the exploration of the challenges that individuals, couples, communities and humanity as a whole have to face when things go from bad to worse
Archive | Anthologies
The ‘anthology’ category on Best SF brings together all the reviews of books which are collections of new short stories, or collections of previously published short stories that aren’t Year’s Best, Nebula or Hugo collections.
Solaris Rising 3. (ed Ian Whates, Solaris 2014)
You don’t need to wait for reviews, as the track record of the editor, publisher and authors is sufficient to flash the cash
The End is Nigh – The Apocalypse Triptych 1. (ed John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey, 2014)
An excellent opening volume of a trilogy with each volume looking at a different stage of the forthcoming apocalypse.
Reach for Infinity. (ed Jonathan Strahan, Solaris 2014)
Another strong volume in an excellent series.
The Year’s Best Science Fiction. 31st Annual Collection. (ed Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Press, 2014).
The juggernaut that is Dozois’ Years Best hits the #31 mark, with another chunky volume.
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Eight. (ed Jonathan Strahan, Solaris Books)
Now published by Solaris books, with lots of big names from a wide variety of sources.
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2014 (ed Rich Horton, Prime Books)
Almost three dozen stories, gleaned from sources far and wide, to keep you quiet for a long time!
Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 (ed Kij Johnson, Pyr 2014)
The three short SFF winners, two runners-up, a Gene Wolfe story, and two stories masquerading as poetry.