Recensori in anteprimaStephen Oram

This is the eighth year of the Best of British Science Fiction anthology series, and once again editor Donna Scott has outdone herself, scouring magazines, anthologies, webzines and obscure genre corners to discover the very best science fiction stories by British and British-based authors published during 2022. Two dozen stories, varying greatly in subject matter and style.

Donna Scott is a director and former chair of the BSFA, as well as being a distinguished poet, writer, and stand-up comedian. Donna is also a free-lance editor who has worked behind the scenes for a number of major publishers over the course of several years.

Contents:

Introduction by Donna Scott

A Moment of Zugzwang – Neil Williamson

A Quickening Tide – Andrew Wilson and A J McIntosh

In the Weave – David Whitmarsh

The Marshalls of Mars – Tim Major

The Amelioration of Existence in Spite of Truth and Reconciliation – EM Faulds

Last Bite at the Klondike – Liam Hogan

For I Shall Consider My Cat J/FRY – Alice Dryden

The FenZone – Ian Whates

Translation – Philip Irving

Long Live the Strawberries of Finsbury Park – Stephen Oram

Eternal Soldier – L.N. Hunter

I Know What You Are – Matt Thompson

Gortcullinane Man – Val Nolan

The Spreads of Space and Endless Devastation – Stewart Baker

Call of the Void – J.K. Fulton

Retirement Options for (Too) Successful Space Entrepreneurs – Brent Baldwin

The Memory Spider – Fiona Moore

Sunrunner – Robert Bagnall

Assets – Keith Brooke and Eric Brown

The Flamingo Maximizer – Dafydd McKimm

Wheel of Fortune – Ida Keogh

Those We Leave Behind – Vaughan Stanger

Junk Hounds – Lavie Tidhar

About the Authors

A volume of short sharp stories that present alternative or unconsidered visions of the future; stories that draw attention to the potential impact of cutting-edge science and technology on society and humanity.

In addition to established SF authors such as Tim Maughan, Geoff Ryman, Simon Ings, and Ken MacLeod, the anthology features stories by producers, civil servants, artists, and more – delivering a broader appreciation of what the future might hold. 

This is science fiction with intent, providing quick bursts of conjecture and insight, guaranteed to both entertain and stimulate.

CONTENTS

Introduction – Dan O’Hara, Tom Ward, Stephen Oram
Virtual Persons
Memory Inc. – Anne McKinnon
The Test – C.R. Dudley                              
Conjugal Frape – Jamie Watt
iDentity – Britta Schulte                 
Concrete Genocide – Sophie Sparham
The Smile – Simon Ings                              
Post-Brain
Biohacked & Begging – Stephen Oram
Forever Live – Mark Huntley-James
A Letter From My Celia – Jane Norris
Drug Of Choice – Adrian Reynolds                
Anomaly In The Rhythm – Viraj Joshi
Brain Dump – Frances Gow                
Brain Gun – Paul Green                              
Secrets Of The Sea – Jennifer Marie Brissett
Disease
Do Not Exceed Stated Dose – Allen Ashley
Not Best Pleased – Geoff Ryman                
An Honest Mistake – Tom Ward                
The Needs Of The Few – Jennifer Rohn
The War That Ended Yesterday – David Turnbull
L-One-Ly Virus – Jessica Laine                
Transmissions From The Vitality Pod – Dan Coxon
Inside The Locked Cupboard – Pippa Goldschmidt
Cholesterol5.9, BigFLY – Antoine Saint Honoré
Conflict
Trial By Combat – John Houlihan
The End Of War – Jule Owen
Why We Fight – Paul Currion
The Changing Man – David Gullen     
Second Skin – Bea Xu                
An Excerpt From The Post-Truth And Irreconcilable Differences Commission – Brendan C. Byrne
Safe From Harm – Tim Maughan                
Epilogue: [Citation Needed] – Ken Macleod