Best of British Science Fiction 2020

Description

Twenty-six stories, selected by editor Donna Scott from disparate places, that represent some of the best SF published anywhere during 2020: stories of heroism, stories of loss, stories of wonder. In this volume you will encounter deftly crafted tales that explore such things as the progress of AI consciousness, considerations in health and social care, and the meaning of those things that are unique in their significance to mankind: the true meaning of love, and the linear nature, or not, of time. Best of British Science Fiction 2020 is once again edited by Donna Scott, a recent chair of the BSFA and a distinguished poet, writer, and stand-up comedian. Donna is also a free-lance editor who has worked behind the scenes for a number of major publishers over the course of several years. Contents: Introduction - Donna Scott War Crimes - M. R. Carey Blue and Blue and Blue and Pink - Lavie Tidhar All I Asked For - Anne Charnock The Savages - David Gullen Infinite Tea in the Demara Café - Ida Keogh Lazarus, Unbound - Liam Hogan The Cyclops - Teika Marija Smits Brave New World by Oscar Wilde - Ian Watson Chimy and Chris - Stephen Oram Mudlarking - Neil Williamson Infectious - Liz Williams Cofiwch Aberystwyth- Val Nolan Panspermia High - Eric Brown Exhibit E - L. P. Melling The Lori - Fiona Moore Wilson Dreams of Peacocks - Melanie Smith Variations on Heisenberg's Third Concerto - Eleanor R Wood The World is on Fire and You're Out of Milk - Rhiannon Grist The Turbine at the End of the World - James Rowland What Happened to 70 - C. R. Berry Rings Around Saturn - Rosie Oliver The Good Shepherd - Stewart C Hotson Pineapples Are Not the Only Bromeliad - RB Kelly Like Clocks Work - Andi Buchanan Watershed - John Gilbey Here Today - Geoff Nelder About the Authors