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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 by Veronica Roth

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021

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Veronica Roth, John Joseph Adams

HarperCollins · Ebook · October 12, 2021

The best science fiction and fantasy stories of 2021, selected by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Veronica Roth.

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Who it’s for
Layered, genre-spanning stories for when you want quick immersion with something to unpack afterward.
Genres
Sci-Fi Short Stories, Fantasy Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies
Published
HarperCollins, October 12, 2021

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About this book

The best science fiction and fantasy stories of 2021, selected by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Veronica Roth. This year’s selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and bestselling author of the Divergent series Veronica Roth, showcases a crop of authors that are willing to experiment and tantalize readers with new takes on classic themes and by exchanging the ordinary for the avant-garde.

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Folktales and lore come alive, the dead rise, the depths of space are traversed, and magic threads itself through singular moments of love and loss, illuminating the circulatory nature of life, death, the in-between, and the hereafter. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 captures the all-too-real cataclysm of human nature, claiming its place in the series with compelling prose, lyrical composition, and curiosity’s never-ending pursuit of discovering the unknown.

Why This Clicks

Layered, genre-spanning stories for when you want quick immersion with something to unpack afterward.

Come here for

  • short-form speculative variety
  • anthology-hopping with a collector’s itch

Expect

  • science fiction and fantasy in compact doses
  • an anthology rhythm that rewards lingering

Where it sits

Fantasy Anthologies83%
Sci-Fi Short Stories68%
Short Story Anthologies53%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Graphic Novels
  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
  • Mystery Anthologies
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  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
Authors
Veronica Roth, John Joseph Adams
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 12, 2021
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Literary Graphic Novels