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The Very Best of the Best

35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction

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The Very Best of the Best

By: Gardner Dozois - editor
Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny, Will Damron
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A 2020 Locus Award Finalist for Best Anthology

"[Vivienne Leheny and Will Damron's] characterizations are poignant and widely varied, their delivery soulful and immersive, and their pacing attuned to each new world. Ideal for fans of short stories and science fiction." (AudioFile magazine)

For the first time in a decade, a compilation of the very best in science fiction, from a world authority on the genre.

For decades, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after 35 annual collections comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies. In The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the finest short stories for this landmark collection, including short fiction from authors such as Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, and any many more.

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2020 Locus Awards Nominee
Diverse Sci-fi Range • Masterful Storytelling • Engaging Readers • Thought-provoking Tales • Exceptional Anthology

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An excellent collection of great stories. listen to it an enjoy word word word

it is what it says it is

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This is a HUGE collection of phenomenal fiction; and it’s all SOOOO good!
Almost 40 hours of the stories deemed the absolute best by the long time editor of the Year’s Best series, Gardner Dozois.
(My favorite one was the short story upon which the classic Sci-fi Horror movie The Thing was based.)
The title really says it all. If you enjoy sci-fi short stories, you will not be disappointed by this brilliant collection!

So Worth a Credit!

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I enjoyed the stories in this collection, hopefully it doesn't set an unreasonable standard for any short story collections I read in the future.

The first short story collection I've listened to.

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Seemed to have gone downhill on the last few stories. I don’t need to listen to again.

Best stories are in the beginning.

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Arguably the best of the best, each story is a masterpiece, thank you for collating the stories in one edition.
A time space above the rest.

Finally a book title which is true in every sense

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