''Year's Best SF'' was a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

anthology series edited by

David G. Hartwell David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also no ...

and

Kathryn Cramer Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer (born April 16, 1962) is an American science fiction writer, editor, and literary critic. Early years Kathryn Cramer is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from Columbia Univer ...

. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and co-edited it with Cramer from 2002 until the final volume in 2013. It was published by

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under the Eos

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. The creators of the books are not involved with the similarly titled ''

Year's Best Science Fiction ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' was a series of science fiction anthology, anthologies edited by American Gardner Dozois until his death in 2018. The series, which is unrelated to the similarly titled and themed ''Year's Best SF'', was publish ...

'' series. Cramer and Hartwell also edited an annual collection of the '' Year's Best Fantasy''.

Volumes

* '' Year's Best SF 1'' (1996) * ''

Year's Best SF 2 ''Year's Best SF 2'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1997. It is the second in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by t ...

'' (1997) * '' Year's Best SF 3'' (1998) * ''

Year's Best SF 4 ''Year's Best SF 4'' is a science fiction anthology, edited by David G. Hartwell, that was published in 1999. It is the fourth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by ...

'' (1999) * ''

Year's Best SF 5 ''Year's Best SF 5'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 2000. It is the fifth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the ...

'' (2000) * ''

Year's Best SF 6 ''Year's Best SF 6'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 2001. It is the sixth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the ...

'' (2001) * '' Year's Best SF 7'' (2002) * '' Year's Best SF 8'' (2003) * ''

Year's Best SF 9 ''Year's Best SF 9'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2004. It is the ninth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short ...

'' (2004) * ''

Year's Best SF 10 ''Year's Best SF 10'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2005. It is the tenth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short i ...

'' (2005) * '' Year's Best SF 11'' (2006) * '' Year's Best SF 12'' (2007) * '' Year's Best SF 13'' (2008) * ''

Year's Best SF 14 ''Year's Best SF 14'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2009. It is the fourteenth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a ...

'' (2009) * ''

Year's Best SF 15 ''Year's Best SF 15'' is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in June 2010. It is the fifteenth in the Year's Best SF series. Contents The book itself, as well as each of the stories, ha ...

'' (2010) * '' Year's Best SF 16'' (2011) * '' Year's Best SF 17'' (2012) * '' Year's Best SF 18'' (2013)

External links

Year's Best SF
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Internet Speculative Fiction Database The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and horror fiction. The ISFDB ...

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