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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 by John Joseph Adams

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

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John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse

HarperCollins · Ebook · November 1, 2022

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today.

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Who it’s for
A tidy doorway into contemporary short fiction, with the prestige of an annual best-of shelf marker.
Genres
Sci-Fi Short Stories, Fantasy Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies
Published
HarperCollins, November 1, 2022

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About this book

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today. Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles.

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There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.

Short Fiction Shelf

A tidy doorway into contemporary short fiction, with the prestige of an annual best-of shelf marker.

Come here for

  • the annual anthology rhythm
  • science-fiction and fantasy in compact doses

Expect

  • editorial selection over a single-voice arc
  • stories that reward piecemeal reading

Where it sits

Fantasy Anthologies88%
Short Story Anthologies65%
Sci-Fi Short Stories53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
  • Mystery Anthologies
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
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  • Short Stories (Single Author)
  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
  • Noir Fiction
Authors
John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 1, 2022
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies