Book Review: Year's Best Science Fiction : 20th annual collection

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Gardner R. Dozois
Class/Genre:   Science Fiction   [Short Stories]
Series: Year's Best Science Fiction # 20
St. Martin's Press, Aug 2003, $19.95, 672 pp.

The twentieth edition of what annually is one of the best anthologies is a strong collection of short stories that showcases the top tales of the year. The contributions come mostly from United States, Great Britain, and Australia and run the gamut of the genre. As usual Gardner Dozois provides a superb introduction that gives the perspective and condition of the genre. This time though much of the critical world claim the genre is dead, no earth-shattering innovation occurred, and magazines have suffered losses, Mr. Dozois shows that SF remains a viable powerful entity. Each tale is well written as expected from an anthology packaged by the award winning Mr. Dozois who leaves no stone (magazine or book?) unturned in his quest to provide THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION at least the shorts.

Harriet Klausner

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