<p> Unique visions and astonishments—new stories by: </p> <p> Tobias S. Buckell and Karl Schroeder<br> Cory Doctorow<br> Neil Gaiman<br> Kathleen Ann Goonan<br> Alastair Reynolds <br> Michael Swanwick </p> <p> Last year's best short-form SF—selected by acclaimed, award-winning editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer—offers stunning new extrapolations on what awaits humankind beyond the next dawn. The art of the story is explored boldly and provocatively in this powerful new collection of <i>Year's Best</i> speculative fiction. </p>