The Year's Best Science Fiction, Volume 29

LITTLE PEOPLE!

DRAGONS!

HORSES!

UNICORNS II

INVADERS!

ANGELS!

DINOSAURS II

HACKERS

TIMEGATES

CLONES

NANOTECH

IMMORTALS

FICTION

STRANGERS

THE VISIBLE MAN (COLLECTION)

NIGHTMARE BLUE (WITH GEORGE ALEC EFFINGER)

SLOW DANCING THROUGH TIME (WITH JACK DANN, MICHAEL SWANWICK, SUSAN CASPER, AND JACK C. HALDEMAN II)

THE PEACEMAKER

GEODESIC DREAMS (COLLECTION)

NONFICTION

THE FICTION OF JAMES TIPTREE, JR.

About Gardner Dozois

GARDNER DOZOIS has been working in the science fiction field for more than thirty years. For twenty years he was the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction, during which time he received the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times.

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“The Choice,” by Paul McAuley. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Soldier of the City,” by David Moles. Copyright © 2011 by David Moles. First published in Engineering Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Beancounter’s Cat,” by Damien Broderick. Copyright © 2011 by Damien Broderick. First published in Eclipse Four (Night Shade Books), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Dolly,” by Elizabeth Bear. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, January 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Martian Heart,” by John Barnes. Copyright © 2011 by John Barnes. First published in Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier (Viking), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Earth Hour,” by Ken MacLeod. Copyright © 2011 by Ken MacLeod. First published electronically at Tor.com, June 22. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Laika’s Ghost,” by Karl Schroeder. Copyright © 2011 by Karl Schroeder. First published in Engineering Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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“The Way It Works Out and All,” by Peter S. Beagle. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Ice Owl,” by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November/December 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Copenhagen Interpretation,” by Paul Cornell. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Invasion of Venus,” by Stephen Baxter. Copyright © 2011 by Stephen Baxter. First published in Engineering Infinity (Solaris), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Digging,” by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2011 by Ian McDonald. First published in Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier (Viking), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Ascension Day,” by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright © 2011 by Alastair Reynolds. First published in Voices from the Past (Kindle), edited by Lee Harris. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“After the Apocalypse,” by Maureen F. McHugh. Copyright © 2011 by Maureen F. McHugh. First published in After the Apocalypse (Small Beer Press), Maureen McHugh. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Silently and Very Fast,” by Catherynne M. Valente. Copyright © 2011 by Catherynne M. Valente. First published in Silently and Very Fast (WSFS Press), by Catherynne M. Valente. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Long Way Home,” by Jay Lake. Copyright © 2011 by Jay Lake. First published electronically at Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Incredible Exploding Man,” by Dave Hutchinson. Copyright © 2011 by Dave Hutchinson. First published in Solaris Rising (Solaris), edited by Ian Whates. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“What We Found,” by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2011 by Spilogale, Inc. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September/October 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Response from EST17,” by Tom Purdom. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, April/May 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Cold Step Beyond,” by Ian R. MacLeod. Copyright © 2011 by Dell Magazines. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Militant Peace,” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell. Copyright © 2011 by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell. First published electronically at Clarkesworld, November 2011. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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“The Vicar of Mars,” by Gwyneth Jones. Copyright © 2011 by Gwyneth Jones. First published in Eclipse Four (Night Shade Books), edited by Jonathan Strahan. Reprinted by permission of