The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year. Volume 10

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Selection and “Introduction” by Jonathan Strahan. Copyright © 2016 by Jonathan Strahan.

“City of Ash” by Paolo Bacigalupi. Copyright © 2015 Windup Stories Inc. Originally published in Matter, 27 June 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Heart’s Filthy Lesson” by Elizabeth Bear. Copyright © 2015 Elizabeth Bear. Originally published in Old Venus. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Machine Starts” by Greg Bear. Copyright © 2015 Greg Bear. Originally published in Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft, November 2015. This story is reprinted with the kind permission of Microsoft and the author.

“The Winter Wraith” by Jeffrey Ford. Copyright © 2015 Jeffrey Ford. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November-December 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Black Dog” by Neil Gaiman. Copyright © 2015 Neil Gaiman. Originally published in Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Jamaica Ginger” by Nalo Hopkinson & Nisi Shawl. Copyright © 2015 Nalo Hopkinson & Nisi Shawl. Originally published in Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany. Reprinted by kind permission of the authors.

“Drones” by Simon Ings. Copyright © 2015 Simon Ings. Originally published in Meeting Infinity. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Emergence” by Gwyneth Jones. Copyright © 2015 Gwyneth Jones. Originally published in Meeting Infinity. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Dancy vs. the Pterosaur” by Caitlín R. Kiernan. Copyright © 2015 Caitlin R. Kiernan. Originally published in Sirenia Digest #111. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Another Word for World” by Ann Leckie. Copyright © 2015 Ann Leckie. Originally published in Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft, November 2015. This story is reprinted with the kind permission of Microsoft and the author.

“The Game of Smash and Recovery” by Kelly Link. Copyright © 2015 Kelly Link. Originally published in Strange Horizons, 17 December 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn” by Usman T. Malik. Copyright © 2015 Usman T. Malik. Originally published in Tor.com, 22 April 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan” by Ian McDonald. Copyright © 2015 Ian McDonald. Originally published in Old Venus. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Little Sisters” by Vonda N. McIntyre. Copyright © 2015 Vonda N. McIntyre. Originally published by Book View Café. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Calved” by Sam J. Miller. Copyright © 2015 Sam J. Miller. Originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Ghosts of Home” by Sam J. Miller. Copyright © 2015 Sam J. Miller. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, August 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Deepwater Bride” by Tamsyn Muir. Copyright © 2015 Tamsyn Muir. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, JulyAugust 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Empress in her Glory” by Robert Reed. Copyright © 2015 Robert Reed. Originally published in Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“A Murmuration” by Alastair Reynolds. Copyright © 2015 Alastair Reynolds. Originally published in Interzone, March-April 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Oral Arguments” by Kim Stanley Robinson. Copyright © 2015 Kim Stanley Robinson. Originally published in Tor.com, 7 December 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Water of Versailles” by Kelly Robson. Copyright © 2015 Kelly Robson. Originally published in Tor.com, 10 June 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Capitalism in the 22nd Century, or, A.I.R.” by Geoff Ryman. Copyright © 2015 Geoff Ryman. Originally published in Twelve Tomorrows. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Karen Joy Fowler Book Club” by Nike Sulway. Copyright © 2015 Nike Sulway. Originally published in Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“The Lily and the Horn” by Catherynne M. Valente. Copyright © 2015 Catherynne M. Valente. Originally published in Fantasy Magazine #59, December 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Blood, Ash, Braids” by Genevieve Valentine. Copyright © 2015 Genevieve Valentine. Originally published in Operation Arcana. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Kaiju maximus®: ‘So Various, So Beautiful, So New’” by Kai Ashante Wilson. Copyright © 2015 Kai Ashante Wilson. Originally published in Fantasy Magazine #59, December 2015. Reprinted by kind permission of the author.

“Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong. Copyright © 2015 Alyssa Wong. Originally published in Nightmare Magazine, October 2015.