The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 Edition (ed Rich Horton, Prime Books 2022)
At the time of writing (April 2022) I haven’t seen a print version for Horton’s
Reviewing short SF since 2000
At the time of writing (April 2022) I haven’t seen a print version for Horton’s
Rich has published the TOC of this volume on his Blogspot site here, which I’ve
I’m restricting myself to buying the purely SF anthologies, and so this book won’t be
Rich Horton’s take on the best in SF&F.
As usual, a wide range of sources are drawn upon by Horton.
The Horton net is cast far and wide, with something for almost everyone.
Horton provides a representative sample of the Best SFF from across the various publication sources, print and online.
Almost three dozen stories, gleaned from sources far and wide, to keep you quiet for a long time!
Wow, I’ve read all of Horton’s 2012 volume in 2012, a big improvement over previous years.
Rich Horton’s take on the best from 2010. amazon.com | amazon.co.uk
A handsome book, and Horton has cast his net very far and very wide, he certainly can’t be faulted for being conservative in the range of sources from which he chooses.
A late arrival on my doorstep, and it’s taken much longer to finish the review than I had hoped. Note to self : faster dude, faster!
As has been the case with others in his take on the year’s best SF there is less I agree with than is the case with the other year’s best volumes.
A collection more in tune with my preferences than last year’s, with the exclusion of Analog stories being the primary cause of that.
Stories by : Alastair Reynolds, Daniel Kaysen, Douglas Lain, Howard Waldrop, James Patrick Kelly, James Van Pelt, Joe Haldeman, Leah Bobet, Mary Rosenblum, Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, Stephen Leigh, Susan Palwick, Tom Purdom, Wil McCarthy.