An annual collection of the finest science fiction short stories in a single volume.

With Year's Best SF 18, acclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names.

In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible with some of the greatest tales of wonder.

Featuring stories by Eleanor Arnason * Tony Ballantyne * John Barnes * Gregory Benford * Pat Cadigan * Paul Cornell * Indrapramit Das * Aliette de Bodard * Andy Duncan * C. S. Friedman * Kathleen Ann Goonan * Gwyneth Jones * Naomi Kritzer * Yoon Ha Lee * Megan Lindholm * Ken Liu * Paul McAuley * Sean McMullen * Linda Nagata * Nikki J. North * Joe Pitkin * Robert Reed * Catherine H. Shaffer * Lewis Shiner * Bruce Sterling * Michael Swanwick * Deborah Walker * Gene Wolfe

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