''Year's Best SF 15'' is a science fiction anthology 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 ...

that was published in June 2010. It is the fifteenth in the Year's Best SF series.

The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short introduction by the editors. *

Vandana Singh Vandana Singh is an Indian science fiction writer and physicist. She is a Professor of Physics and Environment at the Department of Environment, Society and Sustainability at Framingham State University in Massachusetts. Singh also serves on th ...

: "Infinities" (Originally in '' The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories'', 2008) *

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson's work has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (for '' Spin''), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for the novel '' The Chronoliths' ...

: "This Peaceable Land; or, The Unbearable Vision of Harriet Beecher Stowe" (Originally in '' Other Rifts'', 2009) * Yoon Ha Lee: "The Unstrung Zither" (Originally in ''

F&SF ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Bouche ...

'', 2009) *

Bruce Sterling Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's first ...

: "Black Swan" (Originally in '' Interzone'', 2009) *

Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella '' Beggars in Spain'' (1991), which becam ...

: "Exegesis" (Originally in ''

Asimov's ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press. It was launched as a quarterly by Davis Publications in 1977, after obtaining Isaac A ...

'', 2009) * Ian Creasey: "Erosion" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2009) * Gwyneth Jones: "Collision" (Originally in ''When It Changed'', 2009) *

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and no ...

: "Donovan Sent Us" (Originally published online by ''Other Earths'', 2009) * Marissa K. Lingen: "The Calculus Plague" (Originally in ''

Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

'', 2009) * Peter Watts: "The Island" (Originally in ''

The New Space Opera 2 ''The New Space Opera 2'' is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan. It was published in 2009, and includes all original stories selected to represent the genre of space opera. Five of the stories in the book we ...

'', 2009) *

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''Doctor Who'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas f ...

: "One of Our Bastards Is Missing" (Originally in '' The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three'', 2009) * Sarah L. Edwards: "Lady of the White-Spired City" (Originally in ''Interzone'', 2009) *

Brian Stableford Brian Michael Stableford (25 July 1948 – 24 February 2024) was a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who published a hundred novels and over a hundred volumes of translations. His earlier books were published under the name Br ...

: "The Highway Code" (Originally in ''

We Think, Therefore We Are ''We Think, Therefore We Are'' (2009) is a science fiction anthology of new short stories edited by Peter Crowther, the sixth in his themed science fiction anthology series for DAW Books. The main topic of the fifteen stories in the book is ar ...

'', 2009) * Peter M. Ball: "On the Destruction of Copenhagen by the War-Machines of the Merfolk" (Originally in ''

Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online magazine, online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and non-fiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in S ...

'', 2009) *

Alastair Reynolds Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Early life Reynolds was born in Wales and spent his early years in Cornwall before moving back to Wales, ...

: "The Fixation" (Originally in ''The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume Three'', 2009) * Brenda Cooper: "In Their Garden" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2009) *

Geoff Ryman Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy, slipstream and historical fiction. Ryman has written and published seven novels, including an early example of a hypertext novel, '' 253''. He has won multiple ...

: "Blocked" (Originally in ''F&SF'', 2009) *

Michael Cassutt Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for '' The Outer Limits'', '' Eerie, Indiana'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and '' ...

: "The Last Apostle" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2009) * Charles Oberndorf: "Another Life" (Originally in ''F&SF'', 2009) *

Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal (; born February 8, 1969) is an American author, translator, art director, and puppeteer. She has worked on puppetry for shows including The Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson Productions and the children's show ''LazyTown''. As a ...

: "The Consciousness Problem" (Originally in ''Asimov's'', 2009) * Stephen Baxter: "Tempest 43" (Originally in ''We Think, Therefore We Are'', 2009) *

Genevieve Valentine Genevieve Valentine (born 1981) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her first novel, ''Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti'', won the Crawford Award for a first fantasy novel, and was shortlisted for the Nebula. Her short ...

: "Bespoke" (Originally in ''Strange Horizons'', 2009) *

Eric James Stone Eric James Stone (born 1967) is an American science fiction, Fantasy fiction, fantasy, and Horror fiction, horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, and has published in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', ''InterGalactic Med ...

: "Attitude Adjustment" (Originally in ''Analog'', 2009) * Chris Roberson: "Edison's Frankenstein" (Originally in ''Edison's Frankenstein'', 2009)

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