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The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020 (The Best American Series) Kindle Edition

by John Joseph Adams (Editor), Diana Gabaldon (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 294 ratings
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The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2019, guest-edited by author of the mega-best-selling Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon.

Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it means to be human. With a diverse selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and Diana Gabaldon, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today.
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    Mariner Books
  6. Publication date
    November 3, 2020
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"This long-running anthology series continues its tradition of excellence with guest editor Gabaldon's selections... The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 is highly recommended for anyone interested in contemporary speculative fiction, or just some of the best current American fiction, period." --Booklist, starred review

"Gabaldon (the Outlander series) brings together 20 stories that memorably and creatively explore genre themes.... The variety of styles and themes on offer here demonstrate the sustained vitality of genre fiction." --Publishers Weekly

"Every year, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series collects some of the best examples of the genre, highlighting some of our greatest writers." --Tor.com

About the Author

Thérèse Plummer is an actor and award-winning audiobook narrator living and working in New York City. Her television credits include guest starring roles on The Good Wife and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. She has recorded more than 200 audiobooks for various publishers, has been nominated for multiple Audie Awards, and is an Earphones Award winner. Thérèse is the voice of Maya Hansen in the Marvel Graphic Motion Comic Ironman Extremis, Dr. Fennel in Pokémon, and various Yu-Gi-Oh characters. To learn more, visit thereseplummer.com.

Andi Arndt is a professional voice actor, the winner of a 2017 Audie Award for Best Romance, and winner of two Earphones Awards.



Sean Crisden is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games, such as the award-winning ShadowGun, and has appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender.



DIANA GABALDON is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times best-selling Outlander novels, described by Salon magazine as "the smartest historical sci-fi adventure-romance story ever written by a science Ph.D." She serves as co-producer and advisor for the Starz network Outlander series based on her novels.

JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS is the series editor of The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, as well as many other anthologies, such as Wastelands, The Living Dead, and The Apocalypse Triptych. He is also the editor and publisher of the magazines Nightmare and the Hugo Award-winning Lightspeed, and is a producer for WIRED's The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. He lives in California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081TV2NL6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Annotated edition (November 3, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4784 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 434 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 294 ratings

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Diana Gabaldon is the internationally bestselling author of many historical novels including Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross and A Breath of Snow Ashes. She lives with her family in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Gabaldon and John Jospeh Adams have edited a collection of short stories told through poignant and relevant lenses in these twenty “best of twenty-twenty“ stories whose authors weave intricate worlds which are easily consumed by readers but prompt just the right amount of thought provocation during digestion.
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Jac
5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice collection
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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Surprisingly good collection of short stories. Nice flow throughout the book. I recommend the entire collection. Nicely selected and sequenced.
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Steven I
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good sci-fi.
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021
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Great short stories by authors I haven't read before.
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Kate Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Starts slow but the stories kept getting better and better!
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021
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Couldn’t put it down by the fourth story.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Some memorial stories, some not.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021
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I wish the editor had put the authors bios and statements with their stories. Some would have had a greater impact.
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William E. Brack
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021
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Good variety in the story selection.
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Anthony
5.0 out of 5 stars Soup!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021
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Very thick but no potatoes
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of great stories
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
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Some novel approaches/ideas in this compilation. Worth a read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Except for one creative story, this is abysmal
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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The second story was creative. The rest were just tiny ideas bloated with useless redundancy. One writer talked about a ship having traveled from Earth to the stars for 50 billion kilometers. Which is roughly the distance from the Sun to Pluto. Same author talked about interstellar ships being powered by ramjets, which of course are air breathing engines. I gave up a third of the way through. And I'm an ardent sci-fi fan.

Save your money and avoid this one.
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Emilia Colonescu
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2021
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