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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 11

By: Jonathan Strahan - editor
Narrated by: Mimi Chang, Kathlieen Gati, Thom Rivera, Elizabeth Liang, Jay Aaseng, Almarie Guera, Lisa Renee Pitts, Ione Butler, Lauren Baldwin, Michael G. Welch
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Publisher's summary

Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre's best known anthologies, is back with his 11th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy. With established names and new talent, this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the listener to the outer reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

Featuring: Catherynne M. Valente; Paolo Bacigalupi; Aliette de Bodard; Joe Abercrombie; Rich Larson; Naomi Novik; Alyssa Wong; Daryl Gregory; Alex Irvine; Sam J. Miller; Alice Sola Kim; Seth Dickinson; Carolyn Ives Gilman; Genevieve Valentine; Caitlin R. Kiernan; Amal El-Mohtar; Theodora Goss; Ian R. Macleod; Delia Sherman; Geoff Ryman; Nina Allan; N.K. Jemisin; Lavie Tidhar; Yoon Ha Lee; Paul Mcauley; Charles Yu; E. Lily Yu; Ken Liu

Narrators include Michael G. Welch, Lisa Renee Pitts, Jay Aaseng, Mimi Chang, and more.

©2016, 2017 Jonathan Strahan, Catherynne M. Valente, Paolo Bacigalupi, Aliette de Bodard, Joe Abercrombie, Rich Larson, Naomi Novik, Alyssa Wong, Daryl Gregory, Alex Irvine, Sam J. Miller, Alice Sola Kim, Seth Dickinson, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Genevieve Valentine, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Amal El-Mohtar, Theodora Goss, Ian R. Macleod, Delia Sherman, Geoff Ryman, Nina Allan, N.K. Jemisin, Lavie Tidhar, Yoon Ha Lee, Paul Mcauley, Charles Yu, E. Lily Yu, Ken Liu (P)2017 Recorded Books
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Lots of Options

I really enjoyed this collection of sci-fi and fantasy stories, enough so I came searching for several of the stories again and again. There's a nearly noir style detective story, a few reimaginings of classic fairy/Grimm bros tales, some had me giggling, some had me trying not to cry, and some that bowled me over and I just had to let the feelings do their thing. Of course not every story is going to speak to you, but that is possible every time you try a new story, book, band, album, song, show, film, whatever. The important things are the ones that DO!
These kinds of collected stories are great for trying out authors you're unfamiliar with, learning about authors you've never heard of, and finding out story genres you've been skeptical of are actually precisely what you've been looking for. Even the editor can become a name you start looking for (as in my personal experience).

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Marvelous Stories

This collection contains a nice variety of stories, all good and some excellent. My favorite story was the last one, Fable, and it made the entire book shine.

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Average level of stories dissapointing

Only four stories I would take with me, 'Spinning Silver' by Naomi Novik (a fantasy tale in the likes of Grimm and Andersen), 'The Art of Space Travel' by Nina Allan (about a young adult girl living near an airport and rocket launch pad), 'Red as Blood and White as Bone' by Theodora Goss (about a kitchen maid in a castle tale), 'Foxfire, Foxfire' by Yoon Ha Lee (a fantasy story where a fox can disguise as a human)

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I read and listen for enjoyment, and none of the stories were enjoyable. All are full of constant, bad language and weak storylines. I got through for the stories and didn’t enjoy any of them. I don’t mind the occasional swear or bad language, but when it’s constant, it’s just not enjoyable.

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Heard alot of theses before in other issue.

Had many stories repeated from previous volumes. Good stories but felt a little jipped by the repition...

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Just Meh

There are a handful of good stories here. There rest share one, more, or all of the following characteristics: tedious, incomprehensible, and abrupt or unsatisfying endings that resolve nothing. Excellent narration though. A waste of a credit.

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meh science fiction/fantasy

Anthology of bottom of the barrel story telling. just circles the drain of post modern nihilism.

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