An annual anthology of short science fiction stories from Saga Press, compiled by celebrated editor Jonathan Stran! Master short fiction - true gems of fantasy from the most notable writers of our time - Ted Chiang, Peter Watts, Greg Egan, Ken Liu, N.K. Jemisin, Elizabeth Beer... Also emerging on stage are emerging writers who have every chance of becoming classics of the genre: Chinelo Onwualu, Vandana Singh, Tegan Moore, Rich Larson, S. D. Okungbowa. Everything we dreamed about, what friends told us to a friend, what they were worried about... Poignant moments of the present and predictions of the future. Political and economic problems, environmental diseases and the dangers of artificial intelligence. Space tourism and intelligent robots, menacing virtual gods and insidious dating sites, apocalyptic mutants and incomprehensible extraterrestrial intelligence! This anthology will appeal to everyone who is partial to science fiction!