Critiques en avant-premièreKeith Brooke

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

Editor Donna Scott has scoured magazines, anthologies, webzines and obscure genre corners to discover the very best science fiction stories by British and British-based authors published during 2021. Two dozen stories, varying greatly in subject matter and style, from superb technological mystery to conflict on very alien worlds, from sweet, sad stories symptomatic of the tense times we have lived through to tales optimistic for better times to come, and even a dash of wry humour here and there for good measure.

Donna Scott is a director and recent 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 – Donna Scott

Distribution – Paul Cornell

Stealthcare – Liz Williams

Down and Out Under the Tannhauser Gate – David Gullen

Me Two – Keith Brooke and Eric Brown

The Andraiad – Tim Major

Bloodbirds – Martin Sketchley

Going Home – Martin Westlake

Okamoto’s Lens – A.N. Myers

Love in the Age of Operator Errors – Ryan Vance

Stone of Sorrow – Peter Sutton

Henrietta – T.H. Dray

A History of Food Additives in 22nd Century Britain – Emma Levin

The Trip – Michael Crouch

The Ghosts of Trees – Fiona Moore

The Opaque Mirror of Your Face – Russell Hemmell

More Sea Creatures to See – Aliya Whiteley

The End of All Our Exploring – Gary Couzens

How Does My Garden Grow? – David Cleden

Girls’ Night Out – Teika Marija Smits

Bar Hopping for Astronauts – Leo X. Robertson

In Aeturnus – Phillip Irving

A Spark in a Flask – Emma Johanna Puranen

A Pall of Moondust – Nick Wood

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Night, Rain, and Neon is a collection of all new stories written by some of the sharpest and most insightful authors of cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk fiction around, curated by editor Michael Cobley.

“…this anthology offers something to enjoy here for any cyberpunk enthusiast – especially those who like it urban, grimy, and dangerously plausible.” – Publishers Weekly

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Contents:

Introduction by Michael Cobley

Hello, Goodbye - Stewart Hotston

Four Green Fields - Ian McDonald

All The Precious Years - Al Robertson

Forever in Scotland - Callum McSorley

Assets - Keith Brooke & Eric Brown

The Still Small Voice - Louise Carey

Mindstrings - Jeremy Szal

Tabula Rasa - Danie Ware

Collision Detection - Tim Maughan

We Appreciate Power - Gavin Smith

A Game Of Clones - Justina Robson

Accumulated Damage - Simon Morden

The Thirteenth Clone Of Casimir Ivanovitch - Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Elijah Of The 1000 Faces - Gary Gibson

VR Enclave - DA Xiaolin Spires

Digital Salt - Corey J White

Terms And Conditions - Joseph Elliott-Coleman

The Goruden-Mairu Job - T.R. Napper

About the Authors

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