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"This volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance." - Washington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres-they illuminate the whole gamut of the human experience, interrogating our hopes and our fears. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Charles Yu, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 continues to explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today, with Yu bringing his unique view-literary, meta, and adventurous-to the series´ third edition.

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Praise for THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2016 "The second edition to the Best American Science Fiction and Fantsy, edited by Karen Joy Fowler (Mariner), is just as strong as the first, if not stronger. . . With heavy-hitting authors such as Salman Rushdie, Anders and Sofia Samatar, this volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance." - The Washington Post "There has never been a better time in science fiction and fantasy short fiction, and you need look no further than this collection to see that truth. Within, you will find magic, aliens, dystopia, fairy tales, terrifying technology, far-flung futures, uncanny planets, and more. But you´ll also find heartbreak, laughter, compassion, complex morality, acceptance, strength in numbers, love, justice, the absurd, and the bittersweet. Let this collection take you to lands uncharted, and lands unknown, and lands unseen-you will be glad you went, and in these countries, there is something for everyone." - Tor.com "Intellectually demanding. . . . A very elite, highly curated set of stories; an obvious taste is at work." - Kirkus Reviews , Starred Review Praise for THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2015 "A great, fun, romping collection of stories." - San Francisco Book Review "This volume´s diverse list of well-known and rising stars . . . makes it a welcome addition to the ´Best American´ series." -Washington Post "A powerful collection that is worth your time, attention, and love." - Tor

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CHARLES YU, guest editor, is the author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe , Sorry Please Thank You , and Third Class Superhero . JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS, series editor, is the best-selling editor of numerous anthologies, and of the magazines Lightspeed and Nightmare.

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