In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation of short stories has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.

Contents:

The Falls: A Luna Story Ian McDonald
Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight Aliette de Bodard
Ruins Eleanor Arnason
Another Word for World Ann Leckie
Meshed Rich Larson
Emergence Gwyneth Jones
Gypsy Carter Scholz
The Astrakhan, the Homburg, and the Red Red Coat Chaz Brenchley
The Muses of Shuyedan-18 Indrapramit Das
Bannerless Carrie Vaughn
The Audience Sean McMullen
Rates of Change James S.A. Corey
Calved Sam J. Miller
Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathagan Ian McDonald
Consolation John Kessel
The Children of Gal Allen M. Steele
Today I Am Paul Martin L. Shoemaker
City of Ash Paolo Bacigalupi
Trapping the Pleistecene James Sarafin
Machine Learning Nancy Kress
Inhuman Garbage Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Planet of Fear Paul J. McAuley
It Takes More Muscles to Frown Ned Beauman
The Daughters of John Demetrius Joe Pitkin
Silence Like Diamonds John Barnes
Billy Tumult Nick Harkaway
Hello, Hello; Can You Hear Me, Hello Seanan McGuire
Capitalism in the 22nd Century or A.I.R. Geoff Ryman
Ice Rich Larson
The First Gate of Logic Benjamin Rosenbaum
In Panic Town, on the Backward Moon Michael F. Flynn
The Three Ressurections of Jessica Churchill Kelly Robson
No Placeholder for You, My Love Nick Wolven
The Game of Smash and Recovery Kelly Link
A Stopped Clock Madeline Ashby
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls Aliette de Bodard