The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection †¢ 2015 †¢ SF Anthology by Gardner R. Dozois
My favourite ★★★★★ stories were
[*]Passage of Earth by Michael Swanwick †¢ review
[*]Slipping by Lauren Beukes †¢ review
[*]Shooting the Apocalypse by Paolo Bacigalupi †¢ review
[/list]Weakest ☆ or ★ stories
[*][color=#000000;]Weather by Susan Palwick †¢ review[/color]
[/list]Contents:
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “The Fifth Dragon† †¢ novelette by Ian McDonald †¢ dominating families struggle for control on the Moon †¢ review
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “The Rider† †¢ Near SF novelette by Jérôme Cigut †¢ AIs use humans as tools on their struggle for supremacy †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “The Days of the War, as Red as Blood, as Dark as Bile† †¢ Space Opera short story by Aliette de Bodard †¢ set in Xuyan future history, a mindship connects to a girl †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “The Burial of Sir John Mawe at Cassini† †¢ alternate universe short story by Chaz Brenchley †¢ Victorian British Empire on Old Mars †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “The Regular† †¢ Near Future SF novella by Ken Liu †¢ Cyborg detective resolves prostitute murder †¢ review
[*]★★ †¢ “The Woman from the Ocean† †¢ short story by Karl Bunker †¢ humanity isn't capable to differentiate between us and them anymore †¢ review
[*]★★★★1/2 †¢ “Shooting the Apocalypse† †¢ CliFi novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi †¢ Arizona's state border is closed for Texan water refugees †¢ review
[*]★ †¢ “Weather† †¢ posthumanity short story by Susan Palwick †¢ speaking to the cyber-dead †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “The Hand is Quicker† †¢ Near SF novelette by Elizabeth Bear †¢ perception control †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “The Man Who Sold the Moon† †¢ novella by Cory Doctorow †¢ 3D printing iglos for the burning man †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Vladimir Chong Chooses to Die† †¢ Central Station short story by Lavie Tidhar †¢ drowning in memories, Vladimir wants to commit suicide †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “Beside the Damned River† †¢ short story by D. J. Cockburn †¢ European bounty hunter strands in Thai community †¢ review
[*]★★ †¢ “The Colonel† †¢ novelette by Peter Watts †¢ bridge between Blindsight and Echopraxia †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “Entanglement† †¢ novella by Vandana Singh †¢ optimistic CliFi featuring ordinary people around the world †¢ review
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “White Curtain† †¢ shortstory by Pavel Amnuel †¢ theory vs. practice of changing the futures †¢ review
[*]★★★★1/2 †¢ “Slipping† †¢ Near SF sports short story by Lauren Beukes †¢ review
[*]★★★★★ †¢ “Passage of Earth† †¢ first encounter short story by Michael Swanwick †¢ dissecting and digesting intelligent alien worms †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Amicae Aeternum† †¢ near future SF short story by Ellen Klages †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “In Babelsberg† †¢ short story by Alastair Reynolds †¢ referencing Fritz Lang's movie "Metropolis" †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Sadness† by Timons Esaias †¢ absurd posthumanity †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “West to East† †¢ short story by Jay Lake †¢ the author's last story †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)† †¢ Rachel Swirsky †¢ future golem incorporating the ego of a daughter †¢ review
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “Covenant† †¢ Near SF short story by Elizabeth Bear †¢ neurological serial killer turned to be prey †¢ review
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “Jubilee† †¢ novelette by Karl Schroeder †¢ hibernated Rome-Julia †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Los Piratas del Mar de Plastico (Pirates of the Plastic Ocean)† †¢ short story by Paul Graham Raven †¢ economy locusts in Spain †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Red Lights, and Rain† †¢ short story by Gareth L. Powell †¢ time travelling vampires in Amsterdam †¢ review
[*]★★★1/2 †¢ “Coma Kings† †¢ short story by Jessica Barber †¢ gaming addiction †¢ review
[*]★★ †¢ “The Prodigal Son† †¢ novella set in the Arkwright series by Allen Steele †¢ son needs to get faith for a privately financed starship program †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “God Decay† †¢ short story by Rich Larson †¢ cyborg has medical problems †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Blood Wedding† †¢ 2014 †¢ novelette by Robert Reed †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “THE LONG HAUL from the Annals of Transportation, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009† †¢ alternative history short story by Ken Liu †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Shadow Flock† †¢ near SF novelette by Greg Egan †¢ heist thriller using drones †¢ review
[*]★★1/2 †¢ “Thing and Sick† †¢ novelette by Adam Roberts †¢ Fermi's paradox mixed with Kant's conceptualism in cold Antarctica †¢ review
[*]★★★★ †¢ “Communion† †¢ short story by Mary Anne Mohanraj †¢ cannibalistic funeral ritus of aliens †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Someday† †¢ SF short story by James Patrick Kelly †¢ human reproduction on a colonial planet †¢ review
[*]★★★ †¢ “Yesterday's Kin† †¢ first contact SF novella by Nancy Kress †¢ review
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Bearbeitet von Valerie J. Long, 05 Januar 2016 - 12:24.
