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For years, The Year’s Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year’s Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark collection. Contributors include: * Stephen Baxter * Greg Bear * William Bigson * Terry Bisson * Pat Cadigan * Ted Chiang * John Crowley * Tony Daniel * Greg Egan * Molly Gloss * Eileen Gunn * Joe Haldeman * James Patrick Kelly * John Kessel * Nancy Kress * Ursula K. Le Guin * Ian R. MacLeod * David Marusek * Paul McAuley * Ian McDonald * Maureen F. McHugh * Robert Reed * Mike Resnick * Geoff Ryman * William Sander * Lucius Shepard * Robert Silverberg * Brian Stableford * Bruce Sterling * Charles Stross * Michael Swanwick * Steven Utley * Howard Waldrop * Walter Jon Williams * Connie Willis * Gene Wolfe
With work spanning two decades, The Best of the Best stands as one of the ultimate science fiction anthologies ever published.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin’s Griffin
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2005
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 688 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 031233656X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312336561
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.72 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #794,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #460 in Science Fiction Anthologies (Books) #1,338 in Science Fiction Short Stories #1,752 in Short Stories Anthologies
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