THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW SF 11

Each year science fiction's premiere short fiction editor, Gardner Dozois, collects dozens of excellent stories in a chunky volume that is eagerly anticipated by readers and writers alike. The anthology also includes an invaluable summation about the state of the science fiction publishing field, and a list of honorable mentions (think of them as almost-made-its) for 1997. This anthology is the book for every science fiction fan.

Contents
* Summation: 1997 essay by Gardner Dozois
* Beauty in the Night (1997) / novelette by Robert Silverberg
* Second Skin (1997) / shortstory by Paul J. McAuley
* Steamship Soldier on the Information Front (1997) / novelette by Nancy Kress
* Reasons to Be Cheerful (1997) / novelette by Greg Egan
* Moon Six (1997) / novelette by Stephen Baxter
* We Will Drink a Fish Together . . . (1997) / novelette by Bill Johnson
* Escape Route [Confederation Universe Stories] (1997) / novella by Peter F. Hamilton
* Itsy Bitsy Spider (1997) / shortstory by James Patrick Kelly
* A Spy in Europa [Revelation Space] (1997) / shortstory by Alastair Reynolds
* The Undiscovered (1997) / novelette by William Sanders
* Echoes (1997) / novelette by Alan Brennert
* Getting to Know You [North American future] (1997) / novelette by David Marusek
* Balinese Dancer (1997) / shortstory by Gwyneth Jones
* Marrow [The Great Ship Universe] (1997) / novella by Robert Reed
* Heart of Whitenesse (1997) / shortstory by Howard Waldrop
* The Wisdom of Old Earth (1997) / shortstory by Michael Swanwick
* The Pipes of Pan (1997) / novelette by Brian Stableford
* Crossing Chao Meng Fu (1997) / novelette by G. David Nordley
* Yeyuka (1997) / shortstory by Greg Egan
* Frost Painting (1997) / shortstory by Carolyn Ives Gilman
* Lethe (1997) / novelette by Walter Jon Williams
* Winter Fire (1997) / shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis
* Nevermore (1997) / novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
* Open Veins (1997) / shortstory by Simon Ings
* After Kerry (1997) / novelette by Ian McDonald
* The Masque of Agamemnon [Troy Stories] (1997) / novelette by Sean Williams, Simon Brown
* Gulliver at Home (1997) / novelette by John Kessel
* A Cold Dry Cradle (1997) / novella by Elisabeth Malartre and Gregory Benford
* Honorable Mentions: 1997 essay by Gardner Dozois

Also published titled as: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection
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Gardner Dozois has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor a staggering 12 times, for his comprehensive and entertaining SF collection. It embraces every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure, and every year thousands of fans eagerly await his latest selection.