The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 18

by Gardner Dozois

James Morrow, “Martyrs of the Upshot Knothole,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  Richard Mueller, “I Am the City,” F&SF, September.

  ——, “Jew if by Sea,” F&SF, May.

  Derryl Murphy, “More Painful than the Dreams of Other Boys,” Open Space.

  Chris Nakashima-Brown, “Prisoners of Uqbaristan,” Strange Horizons, October 18.

  Ruth Nestvold, “King Orfeigh,” Realms of Fantasy, October.

  ——, “The Tirasias Project,” Futurismic.

  R. Neube, “Following Orders,” Asimov’s, August.

  Kim Newman, “Soho Golem,” SCI FICTION, October 13.

  Larry Niven, “Chicxulub,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  ——, “Storm Front,” Analog, March.

  Garth Nix, “Heart’s Desire,” F&SF, January.

  Jerry Oltion, “The Common Cold,” Analog, March.

  Susan Palwick, “Beautiful Stuff,” SCI FICTION, August 18.

  Paul Park, “No Traveller Returns,” PS Publishing.

  Severna Park, “The Three Unknowns,” SCI FICTION, March 3.

  Richard Parks, “The Great Big Out,” Fantastic, Summer.

  ——, “A Hint of Jasmine,” Asimov’s, July.

  ——, “The Right God,” Realms of Fantasy, August.

  Holly Phillips, “In the Palace of Repose,” H. P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror, Spring.

  Steven Popkes, “This Old Man,” Asimov’s, January.

  ——, “The Old Woman and the Moon,” Realms of Fantasy, October.

  Tim Powers, “Pat Moore,” Flights.

  Tim Pratt, “Hart and Boot,” Polyphony 4.

  ——, “In a Glass Casket,” Realms of Fantasy, October.

  ——, “Terrible Ones,” The Third Alternative, Spring.

  —— & Michael J. Jasper, “Helljack,” H. P. Lovecraft’s Magazine of Horror, Spring.

  Tom Purdom, “Palace Resolution,” Microcosms.

  ——, “Romance for Augmented Trio,” Asimov’s, February.

  Jean Rabe, “Aurica’s Streetcar,” Space Stations.

  Irene Radford, “First Contact Café,” Space Stations.

  Kit Reed, “Yard Sale,” Asimov’s, July.

  Robert Reed, “A Change of Mind,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  ——, “A Plague of Life,” Asimov’s, March.

  ——, “The Condor’s Green-Eyed Child,” F&SF, August.

  ——, “Daily Reports,” Asimov’s, July.

  ——, “Designing with Souls,” F&SF, September.

  ——, “How It Feels,” F&SF, May.

  ——, “Mere,” Golden Gryphon Press.

  ——, “Opal Ball,” F&SF, October/November.

  ——, “River of the Queen,” F&SF, February.

  ——, “Wealth,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  Mike Resnick, “A Princess of Earth,” Asimov’s, December.

  ——, “El Presidente,” Argosy, May/June.

  ——, “Keepsakes,” Between Worlds.

  ——, “Travels with My Cats,” Asimov’s, February.

  —— & Susan R. Matthews, “Swimming Upstream in the Wells of the Desert,” ReVisions.

  —— & Dean Wesley Smith, “A Moment of Your Time,” Microcosms.

  Alastair Reynolds, “Everlasting,” Interzone, Spring.

  M. Rickert, “Cold Fires,” F&SF, October/November.

  ——, “Many Voices,” F&SF, March.

  Chris Roberson, “In the Frozen City,” Electric Velocipede, #7.

  ——, “Red Hands, Black Hands,” Asimov’s, December.

  Michaela Roessner, “Del Norte,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  ——, “Inside Ourside,” SCI FICTION, March 3.

  Deborah Roggie, “The Enchanted Trousseau,” Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, 14.

  Benjamin Rosenbaum, “Biographical Notes to ‘A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes’ by Benjamin Rosenbaum,” Zeppelin Adventure Stories.

  ——, “Embracing-the-New,” Asimov’s, January.

  ——, “The Valley of Giants,” Argosy, January/February.

  Mary Rosenblum, “Jumpers,” SCI FICTION, July 21.

  ——, “Songs the Sirens Sing,” Asimov’s, January.

  ——, “Tracker,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  Christopher Rowe, “Whether to Go Through,” Electric Velocipede, #7.

  Kristine Kathryn Rusch, “After the Fall,” Sirius, the Dog Star.

  ——, “Collateral Damage,” Asimov’s, August.

  ——, “Forest for the Trees,” Asimov’s, July.

  ——, “Paparazzi of Dreams,” Analog, November.

  Don Sakers, “The Slow Train,” Analog, October.

  James Sallis, “Under Construction,” Crossroads.

  William Sanders, “At Ten Wolf Lake,” Asimov’s, February.

  Pamela Sargent, “Follow the Sky,” Space Stations.

  ——, “Spirit Brothers,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  ——, “Venus Flowers at Night,” Microcosms.

  Robert J. Sawyer, “Mikeys,” Space Stations.

  Robert Scherrer, “Extra Innings,” Analog, November.

  Lawrence M. Schoen, “The Sky’s the Limit,” Zeppelin Adventure Stories.

  Aaron Schutz, “Being with Jimmy,” Asimov’s, December.

  Mark Shainblum, “Endogamy Blues,” Island Dreams.

  Nisi Shawl, “Deep End,” So Long Been Dreaming.

  Michael Shea, “The Growlimb,” F&SF, January.

  Robert Sheckley, “The Forest on the Asteroid,” F&SF, April.

  Charles Sheffield, “McAndrew and the Law,” Cosmic Tales.

  Lucius Shepard, “The Blackpool Asensions,” Polyphony 4.

  ——, “Jailbait,” Two Trains Running.

  ——, “Viator,” Night Shade Books.

  Gary W. Shockley, “Of Imaginary Airships and Miniscule Matter,” SCI FICTION, November 10.

  William Shunn, “Why I think I’ll Be Staying Home Tonight,” Electric Velocipede, #6.

  Robert Silverberg, “The Colonel Returns to the Stars,” Between Worlds.

  ——, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Flights.

  Meredith Simmons, “The Guardian,” Asimov’s, August.

  ——, “Brethren,” Asimov’s, September.

  Vandana Singh, “Thirst,” The Third Alternative, Winter.

  ——, “Three Tales from Sky River: Myths for a Starfaring Age,” Strange Horizons, January 5.

  Jack Skillingstead, “Reunion,” On Spec, Spring.

  ——, “Rewind,” Asimov’s, February.

  ——, “Scatter,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  ——, “Transplant,” Asimov’s, August.

  Bud Sparhawk, “Clay’s Pride,” Analog, July/August.

  Hugh A. D. Spencer, “Problem Project,” Interzone, November/December.

  Wes Spencer, “Moon Monkeys,” Cosmic Tales.

  Brian Stableford, “A Chip off the Old Block,” Postscripts 2.

  ——, “Nectar,” Asimov’s, January.

  Michael A. Stackpole, “Serpent of the Station,” Space Stations.

  Daniel Starr, “Why I Am Not Gorilla Girl,” Strange Horizons, April 5.

  Allen M. Steele, “The Garcia Narrows Bridge,” Asimov’s, January.

  ——, “High Roller,” Cosmic Tales.

  ——, “Home of the Brave,” Asimov’s, December.

  ——, “Incident at Goat Kill Creek,” Asimov’s, April/May.

  ——, “Liberation Day,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  ——, “Moreau2,” Analog, July/August.

  ——, “Shady Grove,” Asimov’s, July.

  ——, “Thompson’s Ferry,” Asimov’s, March.

  Bruce Sterling, “The Spider’s Amazement,” Amazing Stories, #603.

  James Stevens-Arce, “Smart Bomb,” Fortean Bureau, January.

  James Stoddard, “The Battle of York,” F&SF, July.

  Peter Straub, “Mr. Aickman’s Air Rifle,” Mc
Sweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories.

  Charles Stross, “The Concrete Jungle,” The Atrocity Archieve.

  ——, “Elector,” Asimov’s, September.

  ——, “Survivor,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  —— & Cory Doctorow, “Appeals Court,” Argosy, May/June.

  Beverly Suarez-Beard, “Lady of the Birds,” Paradox, November.

  Michael Swanwick, “The Last Geek,” Crossroads.

  ——, “The Word That Sings the Scythe,” Asimov’s, October/November.

  Judith Tarr, “The God of Chariots,” The First Heroes.

  Mark W. Tiedemann, “If Anyone Should Ask,” Andromeda Spaceways, April/May.

  ——, “Rain from Another Country,” F&SF, September.

  ——, “The Wind at Carthage,” Oceans of the Mind, XIV.

  Lois Tilton, “The Gladiator’s War: A Dialog,” Asimov’s, June.

  ——, “The Matter of the Ahhiyans,” The First Heroes.

  Karen Traviss, “An Open Prison,” On Spec, Winter.

  ——, “Views of a Remote Country,” On Spec, Spring.

  Harry Turtledove, “Coming Across,” Flights.

  ——, “The Horse of Bronze,” The First Heroes.

  Steven Utley, “A Paleozoic Palimpset,” F&SF, October/November.

  ——, “Babel,” Analog, March.

  ——, “Invisible Kingdoms,” F&SF, February.

  ——, “Little Whalers,” RevolutionSF, December 17.

  Rajnar Vajra, “The Ghost Within,” Analog, November.

  ——, “Layna’s Mirror,” Analog, October.

  Jeff VanderMeer, “How Ben Jobi Song Came to Rule Phagenia,” Argosy, May/June.

  ——, “Three Days in a Border Town,” Polyphony 4.

  ——, “Shark God Versus Octopus God,” Postscripts 2.

  James Van Pelt, “A Wow Finish,” Amazing, November.

  ——, “Echoing,” Asimov’s, December.

  ——, “Where and When,” Zeppelin Adventure Stories.

  Katherine Vas, “Your Garnet Eyes,” The Faery Reel.

  Ray Vukcevich, “Human Subjects,” Amazing Stories, #603.

  Howard Waldrop, “The Wolf-man of Alcatraz,” SCI FICTION, September 22.

  Nicholas Waller, “Enta Geweorc,” Interzone, November/December.

  Ian Watson, “An Appeal to Adolf,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  ——, “Lambert, Lambert,” Weird Tales, March/April.

  Peter Watts, “A Word for Heathens,” ReVisions.

  Don Webb, “Ool Athag,” Crossroads.

  Janeen Webb, “The Lion Hunt,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  ——, “Red City,” Synergy SF.

  K. D. Wentworth, “Blessed Assurance,” RevolutionSF, May 21.

  ——, “Evangel,” Oceans of the Mind, XII.

  Michelle West, “Huntbrother,” Sirius, the Dog Star.

  ——, “To the Gods Their Due,” Conqueror Fantastic.

  Leslie What, “Love Me,” The Infinite Matrix, June 8.

  ——, “Magic Carpets,” Strange Horizons, July 26.

  ——, “The Mutable Borders of Love,” Amazing, November.

  ——, “Why a Duck,” Zeppelin Adventure Stories.

  Lori Ann White, “Silver Land,” Aeon One.

  Ysabeau S. Wilce, “The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror!,” Asimov’s, September.

  ——, “Metal More Attractive,” F&SF, February.

  Liz Williams, “Century to Starboard,” Strange Horizons, February 2.

  ——, “Loosestrife,” Interzone, Spring.

  ——, “The Marsella,” Electric Velocipede, #7.

  ——, “The Pale,” Strange Horizons, August 30.

  ——, “Skindancing,” The Banquet of the Lords of Night.

  ——, “The Water Cure,” Andromeda Spaceways, August/September.

  Walter Jon Williams, “Logs,” Aeon One.

  ——, “The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid,” SCI FICTION, August 4.

  Jack Williamson, “Black Hole Station,” Space Stations.

  Eric M. Witchey, “The Mud Fork Cottonmouth Expedition,” Polyphony 4.

  ——, “The Tao of Flynn,” Realms of Fantasy, April.

  Paul Witcover, “Left of the Dial,” SCI FICTION, September 1.

  Gene Wolfe, “Calamity Warps,” Realms of Fantasy, April.

  ——, “Golden City Far,” Flights.

  ——, “The Last Pilgrim,” The First Heroes.

  ——, “The Little Stranger,” F&SF, October/November.

  ——, “Monster,” Amazing Stories, #603.

  ——, “Prize Crew,” Postscripts, Spring.

  ——, “Pulp Cover,” Asimov’s, March.

  Jim Young, “Ultraviolet Night,” F&SF, March.

  Melissa Yuan-Innes, “Growing Up Sam,” Open Space.

  Timothy Zahn, “The Battle of Space Fort Jefferson,” Space Stations.

  ——, “Proof,” Amazing Stories, #603.

  George Zebrowski, “Nappy,” Conqueror Fantastic.