A collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2003, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by one of SF's most respected editors. Continuing ibooks' series of affordably priced, mass-market 'Best of the Year' books edited and designed to appeal to science fiction fans whose budgets may be taxed by more expensive anthologies. Bringing together writers such as Christopher Priest, Brian W. Aldiss, Ian MacLeod and Orson Scott Card, SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF 2003, also showcases the best writing from magazines and the Internet.
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George R. R. Martin, Raymond E. Feist, Poul Andersen, Harry Turtledove, Terry Pratchett, Robin Hobb, Ursula Le Guin, Orson Scott Card, Terri Windling.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly good stories.,
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This review is from: Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (Mass Market Paperback)
The book contains several stories. Rated in the Amazon system of stars (from one to five: "I hate it", "I don't like it", "It's ok", "I like it" and "I love it").A Study in Emerald, by Neil Gaiman: A clever Victorian era detective follows a criminal mind that matches his own. ****. Flowers from Alice, by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross: Inviting his first love to his weeding brings several headaches to a man. **. The tale of the Golden Eagle, by David D. Levine: What was once the brain of a starship becomes a legend. **** Bernardo's house, by James Patrick Kelly: A very special house longes for his owner to return. **** Confusions of Uñi, by Ursula K. Le Guin: A visit to Uñi takes unexpected twists for a very cautious man. *** Jon, by George Saunders: A boy is torn between his home and his beloved. ** The Cookie Monster, by Vernor Vinge: A girl looking for a mail abuser finds discovers her world is not what it seems. ***** Legions in Time, by Michael Swanwick: Wishing to get even with her commanding employer, a woman places herself in an evolutionary war. ***** The Chop Line, Stephen Baxter: A young woman has to confront her older self on a battle for the future of mankind. **** Calling your name, Howard Waldrop: After an electrical shock, a man tries to understand a world that is not what he recalls. *** The Empire of Ice Cream, by Jeffrey Ford: A gifted boy finds a friend in bowl of ice cream. ***** Bumship, by Susan Mosser: A disgruntled employee gives an interview to an influential reporter. **** Only Partly Here, by Lucius Shepard: A worker at ground-zero tries to make sense of what the wreckage is about. **
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent anthology,
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This review is from: Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (Mass Market Paperback)
Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 is an excellent anthology with most of the stories of above average quality. The best include "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman, a clever pastiche of both Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. Lovecraft, "The Empire of Ice Cream" by Jeffrey Ford about a man suffering from the strange disease synesthesia and "The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge about new hires at a large technology firm who realize there's more to their jobs than meets the eye. The collection also features good stories by David D. Levine, James Patrick Kelly and Michael Swanwick. The stories are written in a wide variety of styles with diverse themes. Science fiction fans should find several stories that they will enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not Free SF Reader,
By Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (Mass Market Paperback)
This almost gets there. An average of 3.86 is not quite enough, with not much else here to get a score of 5, pretty close a 4.75 you could call this one though.
Only one story here I thought was average, and actually something different here, the best stories are the meat in the middle, not the first couple of the last couple, if you are looking for somewhere to start. Still, a fine year's best anthology, and well worth getting. SF Best of 2003 : A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman SF Best of 2003 : The Fluted Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi SF Best of 2003 : Flowers from Alice - Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross SF Best of 2003 : The Tale of the Golden Eagle - David D Levine SF Best of 2003 : Bernardos House - James Patrick Kelly SF Best of 2003 : Confusions of Uni - Ursula K. Le Guin SF Best of 2003 : Jon - George Saunders SF Best of 2003 : The Cookie Monster - Vernor Vinge SF Best of 2003 : Legions in Time - Michael Swanwick SF Best of 2003 : The Chop Line - Stephen Baxter SF Best of 2003 : Calling Your Name - Howard Waldrop SF Best of 2003 : The Empire of Ice Cream - Jeffrey Ford SF Best of 2003 : Bumpship - Susan Mosser SF Best of 2003 : Only Partly Here - Lucius Shepard Old One vaudeville and some monstrous advertising. 4 out of 5 Pufnstuf probably wouldn't stand for this. 3.5 out of 5 Post-human furniture with passions. 4 out of 5 Human-bird shipbrain swap. 4 out of 5 Architecture s3xware's new girl. 4 out of 5 Interplanary virtual reality craft. 4 out of 5 Segregated Privacy Tarp trademark. 3 out of 5 Upload iteration revenge. 4 out of 5 Slave escape chronowar torpedo overrun takedown homage revolution. 4.5 out of 5 Future war info can hurt your brain : "Me? Sir--" I took a breath. "You want me to prosecute myself. For a crime, an alleged crime anyhow, I won't commit for twenty-four years? Is there any part of that I misunderstood?" 4.5 out of 5 Wrong president. 4 out of 5 Synesthesia vision desserted. 3.5 out of 5 Corporate volunteer bad atmosphere economics. 3.5 out of 5 Annoyingly vague vaguely ghostly woman. 3.5 out of 5 4.5 out of 5
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