This satisfying annual compilation contains fiction and commentary selected by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Picked by their peers, the writers represented herein represent a fine diversity of talent. Contributors include Greg Bear, Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason, Linda Nagat, Gardner Dozois, Damon Knight, and Nalo Hopkinson. Contents 1 • Introduction (Nebula Awards Showcase 2002) • essay by Kim Stanley Robinson 20 • Philip Jose Farmer: An Appreciation • essay by Robert Silverberg 25 • Robert Sheckley: An Appreciation • essay by David G. Hartwell 29 • Daddy's World • (1999) • novelette by Walter Jon Williams 60 • Darwin's Radio (excerpt) • shortfiction by Greg Bear 97 • macs • (1999) • shortstory by Terry Bisson 107 • Stellar Harvest • [Lydia Duluth] • (1999) • novelette by Eleanor Arnason 150 • Goddesses • (2000) • novella by Linda Nagata 239 • Commentary: Science Fiction and the World • essay by Ken MacLeod and Nalo Hopkinson and Paul J. McAuley and John Clute and Kathleen Ann Goonan and Gene Wolfe and Damon Knight and Andy Duncan and Gwyneth Jones [as by Gwyneth Jones and Andy Duncan and Damon Knight and Gene Wolfe and Kathleen Ann Goonan and Ken MacLeod and Paul McAuley and Nalo Hopkinson and John Clute ] 255 • A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows • (1999) • novelette by Gardner Dozois
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Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the 15 years of research and lifelong fascination with Mars which culminated in his most famous work. He has, due to his fascination with Mars, become a member of the Mars Society. Robinson's work has been labeled by reviewers as "literary science fiction". Excerpted from Wikipedia.
