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A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy writing selected by New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang and series editor John Joseph Adams. R. K. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel, selects twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of science fiction and fantasy today.
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Out of 20 stories 6 are worth reading. That's a 1.5 out of 5. Only two would I actively recommend, hence the rounding down. Listed in descending order of quality, I would actively search for the first two from their magazines:
The Six Deaths of the Saint - Alix E. Harrow
The Odyssey Problem - Chris Will Rich
Fol Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead - KT Bryski
Three Mothers Mountain - Nathan Ballingrud
Sparrows - Susan Palwick
Termination Stories for the Cyberpunk Dystopia Protagonist - Isabel J. Kim