Элинор Арнасон: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection

“Canoe,” by Nancy Kress. Copyright © 2017 by Nancy Kress. First published in Extrasolar (PS Publishing), edited by Nick Gevers. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The History of the Invasion Told in Five Dogs,” by Kelly Jennings. Copyright © 2017 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , May/June 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Prime Meridian,” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Copyright © 2017 by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. First published as Prime Meridian (Innsmouth Free Press). Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Triceratops,” by Ian McHugh. Copyright © 2017 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction , May/June 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Mines,” by Eleanor Arnason. Copyright © 2017 by Eleanor Arnason. First published in Infinity Wars (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“There Used to Be Olive Trees,” by Rich Larson. Copyright © 2017 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , January/February 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Whending My Way Back Home,” by Bill Johnson. Copyright © 2017 by Dell Magazines. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact , January/February 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Death on Mars,” by Madeline Ashby. Copyright © 2017 by Madeline Ashby. First published in Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities (Arizona State University), edited by Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Elephant on Table,” by Bruce Sterling. Copyright © 2017 by Bruce Sterling. First published in Chasing Shadows (Tor), edited by David Brin and Stephen W. Potts. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Number Thirty-Nine Skink,” by Suzanne Palmer. Copyright © 2017 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction , March/April 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Series of Steaks,” by Vina Jie-Min Prased. Copyright © 2017 by Vina Jie-Min Prased. First published electronically on Clarkesworld , January 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Last Boat-Builder in Ballyvoloon,” by Finbarr O’Reilly. Copyright © 2017 by Finbarr O’Reilly. First published electronically on Clarkesworld , October 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Residue of Fire,” by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2017 by Robert Reed. First published in Extrasolar (PS Publishing), edited by Nick Gevers. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Sidewalks,” by Maureen McHugh. Copyright © 2017 by Maureen McHugh. First published in Omni , October. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Nexus,” by Michael F. Flynn. Copyright © 2017 by Dell Magazines. First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact , March/April 2017. Reprinted by permission of the author.

These stories are works of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously.

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First Edition: July 2018