The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16

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Widely regarded as the essential book for every science fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. Also includes the editor's usual thorough summations of the year's events and a recommended reading list. Gardner Dozois's expertise guarantees an invaluable resource - and as always the best place in the universe to find stories that fire the imagination. Contents: - Summation: 2002 by Gardner Dozois - Breathmoss (2002) by Ian R. MacLeod - The Most Famous Little Girl in the World (2002) by Nancy Kress - The Passenger (2002) by Paul J. McAuley - The Political Officer (2002) by Charles Coleman Finlay - Lambing Season (2002) by Molly Gloss - Coelacanths (2002) by Robert Reed - Presence (2002) by Maureen F. McHugh - Halo (2002) by Charles Stross - In Paradise (2002) by Bruce Sterling - The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars (2002) by Ian McDonald - Stories for Men (2002) by John Kessel - To Become a Warrior (2002) by Chris Beckett - The Clear Blue Seas of Luna (2002) by Gregory Benford - V.A.O. (2002) by Geoff Ryman - Winters Are Hard (2002) by Steven Popkes - At the Money (2002) by Richard Wadholm - Agent Provocateur (2002) by Alex Irvine - Singleton (2002) by Greg Egan - Slow Life (2002) by Michael Swanwick - A Flock of Birds (2002) by James Van Pelt - The Potter of Bones (2002) by Eleanor Arnason - The Whisper of Disks (2002, variant of The Whisper of Discs ) by John Meaney - The Hotel at Harlan's Landing (2002) by Kage Baker - The Millennium Party (2002, variant of Millennium Party ) by Walter Jon Williams - Turquoise Days (2002) by Alastair Reynolds - Honorable Mentions: 2002 by Gardner Dozois Front cover illustration by Pete Rozycki