The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection

edited by Gardner Dozois

St. Martin’s Griffin, XL+663 pp., $19.95

As per the cover blurb: “more than 300,000 words of fantastic fiction”! That is 28 stories from 28 authors from 15 sources. A good spread: six from Asimov’s magazine, five from SCIFI.COM, four from F&SF magazine, two from the Between Worlds anthology, and all the rest from single sources. The editor also provides a 30 page summation of the field, introductions to each story, and a 10 page list of honorable mention stories that you could look up if you want more of the best of 2004. Definitely a great annual survey of the field, as its 14 Locus Awards attest. - Mike Griffin