{"product_id":"best-of-the-best-volume-2-20-years-of-the-best-short-science-fiction-novels-9780312363420","title":"Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than twenty years \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction \u003c\/i\u003ehas been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the original \u003ci\u003eBest of the Best\u003c\/i\u003e collected the finest short stories from that series and became a benchmark in the SF field. Now, for the first time ever, Hugo Award-winning editor Gardner Dozios sifts through hundreds of stories and dozens of authors who have gone on to become some of the most esteemed practitioners of the form, to bring readers the ultimate anthology of short science fiction \u003ci\u003enovels\u003c\/i\u003e from his legendary series. \u003cbr\u003eIncluded are such notable short novels as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSailing to Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Silverberg\u003cbr\u003eIn the fiftieth century, people of Earth are able to create entire cities on a whim, including those of mythology and legend. When twentieth-century traveler Charles Philip accidentally lands in this aberrant time period, he is simultaneously obsessed with discovering more about this alluring world and getting back home. But in a world made entirely of man's creation, things are not always as they seem on the surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForgiveness Day\u003c\/i\u003e by Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003eLe Guin returns to her Hainish-settled interstellar community, the Edumen, to tell the tale of two star-crossed lovers who are literally worlds apart in this story of politics, violence, religion, and cultural disparity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurquoise Days\u003c\/i\u003e by Alastair Reynolds\u003cbr\u003eOn a sea-wold planet covered with idyllic tropical oceans, peace seems pervasive. Beneath the placid water lurks an ominous force that has the potential to destroy all tranquility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include: Greg Egan; Joe Haldeman; James Patrick Kelly; Nancy Kress; Ursula K. Le Guin; Ian R. MacLeod; Ian McDonald; Maureen F. McHugh; Frederick Pohl; Alastair Reynolds; Robert Silverberg; Michael Swanwick; Walter Jon Williams \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith work spanning two decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Best, Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e stands as the ultimate anthology of short science fiction novels ever published in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardner Dozois (1947-2018), \u003c\/b\u003e one of the most acclaimed editors in science-fiction, has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor 15 times. He was the editor of \u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e for 20 years. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies and co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eWarrior \u003c\/i\u003eanthologies, \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Dying Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. As a writer, Dozois twice won the Nebula Award for best short story. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2011 and has received the Skylark Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844300247314,"sku":"9780312363420","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_757e26e6-6088-4d91-8243-64b71271e620.jpg?v=1737316588","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/best-of-the-best-volume-2-20-years-of-the-best-short-science-fiction-novels-9780312363420","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}