An anthology collection spotlighting the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. Once again offering a definitive and incisive exploration of science fiction themes, trends, and traditions to delight the discernig science fiction reader. Contents: *The Art of Space Travel / Nina Allan: the staff of a hotel prepares for the crew of a one-way mission to Mars on the heels of earlier disasters. *They Have all One Breath / Karl Bunker: an artist and his wife search for fulfillment in a utopian world created by AIs. *Patience Lake / Matthew Claxton: an injured military cyborg helps defend a farm family that has helped him. *Touring with the Alien / Carolyn Ives Gilman: [n a top secret job, an all too conscious bus driver takes a non-cognizant alien and his human translator on a tour of the United States. *My Generations Shall Praise / Samantha Henderson: a woman on death row is persuaded to have her mind overwritten so that a wealthy relative can use her as a host body. *Elves of Antarctica / Paul McAuley: people adapting to a melted Antarctica evolve new folklore, superstitions, and myths. *Red in Tooth and Cog / Cat Rambo: after her phone is stolen, a woman acquires a keen interest in the small domestic appliance AI ecosystem that evolves in a park. *Parables of Infinity / Robert Reed: an ancient robot tells a human how it helped build the Great Ship, a planet-sized starship, from hyperfiber. *Prodigal / Gord Sellar: an uplifted family dog questions the relationship between dogs and humans and then takes action. *Terminal / Lavie Tidhar: in a Bradburyesque tale, people go to Mars via cheap, one-person, one-way spacecrafts called jalopies. .
An anthology collection spotlighting the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. Once again offering a definitive and incisive exploration of science fiction themes, trends, and traditions to delight the discernig science fiction reader. Contents: *The Art of Space Travel / Nina Allan: the staff of a hotel prepares for the crew of a one-way mission to Mars on the heels of earlier disasters. *They Have all One Breath / Karl Bunker: an artist and his wife search for fulfillment in a utopian world created by AIs. *Patience Lake / Matthew Claxton: an injured military cyborg helps defend a farm family that has helped him. *Touring with the Alien / Carolyn Ives Gilman: [n a top secret job, an all too conscious bus driver takes a non-cognizant alien and his human translator on a tour of the United States. *My Generations Shall Praise / Samantha Henderson: a woman on death row is persuaded to have her mind overwritten so that a wealthy relative can use her as a host body. *Elves of Antarctica / Paul McAuley: people adapting to a melted Antarctica evolve new folklore, superstitions, and myths. *Red in Tooth and Cog / Cat Rambo: after her phone is stolen, a woman acquires a keen interest in the small domestic appliance AI ecosystem that evolves in a park. *Parables of Infinity / Robert Reed: an ancient robot tells a human how it helped build the Great Ship, a planet-sized starship, from hyperfiber. *Prodigal / Gord Sellar: an uplifted family dog questions the relationship between dogs and humans and then takes action. *Terminal / Lavie Tidhar: in a Bradburyesque tale, people go to Mars via cheap, one-person, one-way spacecrafts called jalopies. .