Science Fiction The Best of 2001 FROM THE PUBLISHER
The present anthology is intended to show reach and range as it is demonstrated nowadays in the shorter forms of fiction. There is very little that is formulaic here. Contents include "Undone" by James Patrick Kelly, "On K2 with Kanakaredes" by Dan Simmons, "Know How, Can Do" by Michael Blumlein, "From Here You Can See the Sunquists" by Richard Wadholm, "Keepers of the Earth" by Robin Bailey, "Anomalies" by Gregory Benford, "One of Her Paths" by Ian Watson, "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick, "And No Such Things Grow Here" by Nancy Kress, "Suncloud" by Stephen Baxter, "Into Greenwood" by Jim Grimsley.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Good science fiction is at the very least intriguing, often prophetic, cautionary. This collection meets all of these marks, sometimes excelling, sometimes lulling the listener into a light doze. We travel to miniature but conscious worlds of nature and hear tales of man versus machine, machine versus machine, man versus nature, and various other permutations. Many authors here are risk-takers and deserve kudos for that. But much of the collection suffers when read aloud—it translates poorly to the ear, being so conceptual. Some poor choices in readers accentuate the problem. But the set features good packaging and is perfect for sci-fi addicts. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
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