{"product_id":"the-best-of-world-sf-volume-2-9781803280332","title":"The Best of World SF: Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty-nine new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second annual instalment to the 'rare and wonderful' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eThe Best of World SF Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection of twenty-nine stories, including eight original and exclusive additions, represents the state of the art in international science fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNavigating around the globe, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of World SF Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e features writers from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Grenada, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, The Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Uganda and Zimbabwe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach story has been selected by World SF expert and award-winning author Lavie Tidhar. Taking us into space - Mars at first, then the stars - and then back to a strange, transformed Earth via AI, gods, aliens and the undead, the collection traces the ever-changing meaning of the genre from some of the most exciting voices writing today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a retrospective of what science fiction around the world used to look like. This is a snapshot of what some of it looks like now. And it's never been more exciting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for \u003ci\u003eThe Best of World SF\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'We need this anthology, and we need editors like Tidhar' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Just the start of a whole new game for speculative fiction authors around the world' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An excellent, lovingly curated collection'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This wonderful anthology should be a hit with any sci-fi fan' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Tidhar gives a cheerful, fannish introduction to the stories, drawn from 26 countries on five continents, and encompassing a dizzying range of tones and approaches' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An outstanding assortment of international sci-fi shorts... a bold and powerful argument for non-Anglophone SF's potential to push the genre's boundaries.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Violent Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and the Campbell Award-winning \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), in addition to many other works and several other awards. He works across genres, combining detective and thriller modes with poetry, science fiction and historical and autobiographical material. His work has been compared to that of Philip K. Dick by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and to Kurt Vonnegut's by \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOsama\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Violent Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eA Man Lies Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and the Campbell Award-winning \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), in addition to many other works and several other awards. He works across genres, combining detective and thriller modes with poetry, science fiction and historical and autobiographical material. His work has been compared to that of Philip K. Dick by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and to Kurt Vonnegut's by \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Adastra Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648360485138,"sku":"9781803280332","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b78fe28-cf94-4983-8580-4074ba7fd42f.jpg?v=1773149539","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-of-world-sf-volume-2-9781803280332","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}