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Twenty-First Century Science Fiction is an enormous anthology of short stories—close to 250,000 words—edited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction’s greatest up-and-coming authors.

David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, but Twenty-First Century Science Fiction presents fans’ first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on what’s coming next in the science fiction field.

The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field’s major awards.

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Charles Stross, born 1964, United Kingdom.

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576 pages

Pages
576
ISBN
978-0-7653-2600-3
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Pages
576
ISBN
  • 978-0-7653-2600-3
Author
Singh, Vandana · Stross, Charles, 1964– · Bacigalupi, Paolo, 1972– · Asher, Neal · Swirsky, Rachel · Scalzi, John, 1969– · Rickert, M. · Ballantyne, Tony · Levine, David D. · Valentine, Genevieve, 1981– · Creasey, Ian · Lingen, Marissa · Cornell, Paul · Bear, Elizabeth · Moles, David · Ashby, Madeline · Buckell, Tobias S., 1979– · Liu, Ken, 1976– · Morton, Oliver · Schroeder, Karl · Cooper, Brenda · Williams, Liz, 1965– · Kosmatka, Ted · Valente, Catherynne M., 1979– · Gregory, Daryl, 1965– · Johnson, Alaya Dawn · Cambias, James L. · Lee, Yoon Ha, 1979– · Rajaniemi, Hannu · Baker, Kage · Watts, Peter, 1958– · Walton, Jo, 1964– · Doctorow, Cory, 1971– · Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969–
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Twenty-First Century Science Fiction / Vandana Singh, Charles Stross, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neal Asher, Rachel Swirsky, John Scalzi, M. Rickert, Tony Ballantyne, David D. Levine, Genevieve Valentine, Ian Creasey, Marissa Lingen, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, David Moles, Madeline Ashby, Tobias S. Buckell, Ken Liu, Oliver Morton, Karl Schroeder, Brenda Cooper, Liz Williams, Ted Kosmatka, Catherynne M. Valente, Daryl Gregory, Alaya Dawn Johnson, James L. Cambias, Yoon Ha Lee, Hannu Rajaniemi, Kage Baker, Peter Watts, Jo Walton, Cory Doctorow and Mary Robinette Kowal.

Catalogue data checked 7 October 2026