{"id":7869,"date":"2021-10-01T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=7869"},"modified":"2021-10-01T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:27:24","slug":"review-the-years-best-science-fiction-vol-2-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/review-the-years-best-science-fiction-vol-2-anthology\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Year&#8217;s Best Science Fiction vol 2 anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/56897582._SX315_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: The Year&#8217;s Best Science Fiction vol 2 anthology\" title=\"Review: The Year&#8217;s Best Science Fiction vol 2 anthology\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>The Year's Best Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2021<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/jonathan-strahan\/\">Jonathan Strahan<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/the-years-best-science-fiction\/\">The Year's Best Science Fiction #2<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/09\/18\/review-the-years-best-science-fiction-vol-1-jonathan-strahan\/\">The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/gallery-saga-press\/\">Gallery \/ Saga Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> September 28, 2021 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 624 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Multi-award-winning editor and Locus Magazine critic Jonathan Strahan presents the second definitive collection of best short science fiction. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as rising stars, this science fiction collection displays the top talent and cutting-edge cultural moments that affect our lives, dreams, and stories. These brilliant authors examine the way we live now, our hopes, and struggles, all through the lens of the future. 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It follows the same format as last year, with the editor&#8217;s introduction including other recommended reading as well as general comments on the state of the publishing industry in 2020. And then we get into the real meat of it: 27 short stories that are, arguably, the best of the year.\u00a0While some stories missed the mark a bit for me, they were all well-written and interesting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cwell they\u2019re all good dogs<br \/>\neven the naughty ones\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The collection starts out with the absolutely amazing &#8220;A Guide for Working Breeds&#8221; by Vina Jie-Min Prasad.\u00a0Can you die of cute? This is a story told mainly through chat transcripts between a robot mentor and its new mentee, and features so many dogs. Adorable, original and uplifting, this is one of my favorites in the collection. Also hitting high on the adorable scale is Timons Esaias&#8217;s &#8220;GO. NOW. 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This is a lovely story about accepting yourself.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cShe frowned at the ham on the counter. \u201cAre you behind this?\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWhy are you talking to a ham?\u201d asked Donna. \u201cThat\u2019s just weird.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, where would we be without a lot of whizzbang scifi goodness, from the titular weight loss treatment in Meg Elison&#8217;s horrifying &#8220;The Pill,&#8221; to the devices in &#8220;Don&#8217;t Mind Me&#8221; by Suzanne Palmer which make kids incapable of remembering certain things they hear, like swear words and that pesky climate change, to how cryptocurrency and AR can fix pollution in &#8220;The Suicide of Our Troubles&#8221; by Karl Schroeder, to AirBnb for bodies in Sameem Siddiqui&#8217;s &#8220;Airbody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019ve never done so much math in my whole entire life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the ones that truly made me think.\u00a0I&#8217;d previously read Marian Denise Moore&#8217;s &#8220;A Mastery of German&#8221; and found its exploration of ethics and racial memory just as fascinating as the first time. 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