The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

Name: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
ISBN: 9781328834560

N.K. Jemisin, John Joseph Adams, Charles Payseur

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 2, 2018

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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Who it’s for: A compact, genre-crossing sampler with enough range to reward a curious mood.
Genres: Sci-Fi Short Stories, Fantasy Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies
Published: HarperCollins, October 2, 2018

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About this book

Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about space ships 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 N. K. Jemisin, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with Jemisin bringing her lyrical, endlessly curious point of view to the series’ latest edition.

Cross-Genre Sampler

A compact, genre-crossing sampler with enough range to reward a curious mood.

Come here for

layered short-form speculative fiction
the pleasure of moving between modes

Expect

varied voices and textures
quick shifts, no long runway

Where it sits

Fantasy Anthologies	85%
Short Story Anthologies	78%
Sci-Fi Short Stories	58%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Short Story Anthologies
Fantasy Anthologies
Sci-Fi Short Stories
American Literary Collections

Authors: N.K. Jemisin, John Joseph Adams, Charles Payseur
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 2, 2018
Format: Paperback
Reading lane: Short Story Anthologies