Year's Best SF 5
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| Author | David G. Hartwell |
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| Cover artist | John Harris |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction Anthology |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Released | June 2000 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 494 pp |
| ISBN | 0-06-102054-0 |
| Preceded by | Year's Best SF 4 |
| Followed by | Year's Best SF 6 |
Year's Best SF 5 is an anthology by David G. Hartwell of the best science fiction short stories published in 1999.
Of the 25 collected stories five are by women writers.
Contents
- p. xiii Introduction - essay by David G. Hartwell
- p. 1. Everywhere (1999) short story by Geoff Ryman
- p. 14. Evolution Never Sleeps (1999) short story by Elisabeth Malartre
- p. 36. Sexual Dimorphism (1999) short story by Kim Stanley Robinson
- p. 57. Game of the Century (1999) novelette by Robert Reed
- p. 94. Secrets of the Alien Reliquary (1998) poem by Michael Bishop
- p. 97. Kinds of Strangers (1999) novelette by Sarah Zettel
- p. 124. Visit the Sins (1999) short story by Cory Doctorow
- p. 145. Border Guards (1999) novelette by Greg Egan
- p. 174. Macs (1999) short story by Terry Bisson
- p. 186. Written in Blood (1999) short story by Chris Lawson
- p. 204. Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon? (1999) short story by Gene Wolfe
- p. 222. The Blue Planet (1999) short story by Robert J. Sawyer
- p. 229. Lifework (1999) short story by Mary Soon Lee
- p. 238. Rosetta Stone (2000) short story by Fred Lerner
- p. 255. An Apollo Asteroid (1999) short story by Brian W. Aldiss
- p. 271. 100 Candles (1999) short story by Kurt Wohleber
- p. 288. Democritus' Violin (1999) short story by G. David Nordley
- p. 311. Fossil Games (1999) novelette by Tom Purdom
- p. 362. Valour (1999) short story by Chris Beckett
- p. 379. Huddle (1999) novelette by Stephen Baxter
- p. 404. Ashes and Tombstones (1999) short story by Brian M. Stableford
- p. 422. Ancient Engines (1999) short story by Michael Swanwick
- p. 433. Freckled Figure (1992) short story by Hiroe Suga
- p. 457. Shiva (1999) short story by Barry N. Malzberg
- p. 466. The Queen of Erewhon (1999) novelette by Lucy Sussex