A new anthology that brings together under one cover the best science fiction works published this year! For the first time in Russian! World-renowned compiler Gardner Dozois presents the work of celebrated authors such as Greg Egan, John Barnes, Michael Swanwick, Paul Macauley, Stephen Baxter and many others. True connoisseurs of the genre, as well as lovers of fascinating literature, will be able to appreciate the power of imagination and the brilliance of the style of famous masters. How to survive in the harsh conditions of Mars, what it means to be the wife of a genie, why it is worth giving up your own appearance and how to make a human out of an alien - you will find answers to these and many other equally intriguing questions on the pages of the popular annual collection. Twenty-eight exciting stories about travel in time and space, about the achievements of science and technology for those who never tire of following the latest in the genre!