Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014
A Tor.Com Original
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Publisher Description
A collection of some of the best original fantasy and science fiction stories published on Tor.com in 2014.
Contents:
As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders
The End of the End of Everything by Dale Bailey
Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch by Kelly Barnhill
Sleep Walking Now and Then by Richard Bowes
Daughter of Necessity by Marie Brennan
Brisk Money by Adam Christopher
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade by John Chu
The Color of Paradox by A.M. Dellamonica
The Litany of Earth by Ruthanna Emrys
A Kiss With Teeth by Max Gladstone
A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon a Star by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Cold Wind by Nicola Griffith
The Tallest Doll in New York City by Maria Dahvana Headley
Where the Trains Turn by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
Combustion Hour by Yoon Ha Lee
Reborn by Ken Liu
Midway Relics and Dying Breeds by Seanan McGuire
Anyway Angie by Daniel José Older
The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert
Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden’s Syndrome by John Scalzi
Among the Thorns by Veronica Schanoes
The Insects of Love by Genevieve Valentine
Sleeper by Jo Walton
The Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson
In the Sight of Akresa by Ray Wood
A Cup of Salt Tears by Isabel Yap
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Datlow fills this sprawling fourth annual collection with 26 richly envisioned short and mid-length works of speculative fiction from innovative online magazine Tor.com, an independent offshoot of Tor Books. Postapocalyptic futures include alien invaders in Ken Liu's "Reborn," earthquakes in Charlie Jane Anders's humorous "As Good as New," and a traveling carnival in Seanan McGuire's "Midway Relics and Dying Breeds." Adam Christopher's "Brisk Money" turns traditional noir crime fiction upside-down. Kelly Barnhill's "Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch" and Max Gladstone's "A Kiss with Teeth" are surprising love stories. Marie Brennan's "Daughter of Necessity" tells the story of Odysseus's wife holding down the fort at home, while Kathleen Ann Goonan's "A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or When You Wish upon a Star" explores the life and times of a female astronaut. Tor.com welcomes longer works shunned by print magazines, a thrill for fans of speculative fiction novellas and novelettes. These uniformly excellent stories are all exactly as long as they need to be, and all the more powerful for it. (BookLife)
Customer Reviews
Extremely poor translation
Don’t bother reading this in English.