The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens: First Annual Collection

by Jane Yolen

Overview

Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004—and collected them into a single volume aimed specifically at teens and young adults.

Many of today's most popular authors are represented here, including:
* Garth Nix, author of Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, who presents an unforgettable tale of two swords, two daughters, and two endings....
* S. M. Stirling, author of Island in the Sea of Time, sends a likeable young barbarian across the Channel to Alba, for a confrontation with a wizard from faraway Nantucket that will change his life forever...
* David Gerrold, creator of "The Trouble with Tribbles," who takes you to a remote countryside surrounded by a mysterious darkness, whose secret has yet to be revealed...

"The stories in this anthology range from good to brilliant to jaw-dropping." - Cory Doctorow

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765313843
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/2005
Series:	Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy for Teens (Paperback)
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jane Yolen is one of the most distinguished and successful authors for young readers and adults in the country. She is the author of more than 200 books—including Briar Rose, Sister Light, Sister Dark, Owl Moon, and the immensely popular The Devil's Arithmetic. Her books have won awards including the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Jewish Book Award, and two Christopher Medals. She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

Patrick Nielsen Hayden, winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology for Starlight 1, has been called "one of the most literate and historically aware editors in science fiction" by The Washington Post. His young adult anthologies New Magics and New Skies have garnered stellar reviews.

Table of Contents

Introduction: 10,000 Eyes in the Sky (by Michael Connelly)
The Faery Handbag / Kelly Link
Blood Wolf / S. M. Stirling
Sleeping Dragons / Lynette Aspey
Endings / Garth Nix
Dancer in the Dark / David Gerrold
A Piece of Flesh / Adam Stemple
CATNYP / Delia Sherman
They / Rudyard Kipling
The Wings of Meister Wilhelm / Theodora Goss
Displaced Persons / Leah Bobet
Sergeant Chip / Bradley Denton

Editorial Reviews

"[T]he stories are prizes...in this strong, accessible collection." - Booklist

"The selection of stories is excellent, providing a wonderful sampling of a wide range of fiction aimed (directly or indirectly) at a YA audience and here’s plenty to please here... I’m already looking forward to next year." - The Chronicle

From the Publisher

Also for young adult readers, The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens, edited by Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, offers nearly a dozen selections "the majority of them.. gleaned from adult magazines, Web sites, collections, and anthologies," according to Yolen. Still, names of contributors such as Garth Nix-who pens an eerie tale of the double-edged sword of Joy and Sorrow-and Rudyard Kipling will likely be familiar to YA readers. The coeditors use the tales as a jumping-off point to suggest other books readers might enjoy. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 9 Up-This superior collection is sure to be enjoyed by fans of both genres. Although every story has merit, two are exceptional: David Gerrold's "Dancer in the Dark," an eerie tale of life in a world without light; and Bradley Denton's "Sergeant Chip," an unusual account of the horrors of war and the loyalty of soldiers. Four stories-"The Faery Handbag," "Sleeping Dragons," "CATNYP," and "The Wings of Meister Wilhelm"-feature female protagonists. In addition to the selections being enjoyable to read, they defy stereotypes of the genres, and each one has an excellent introduction that provides background information and recommends similar kinds of stories/novels.-Jessi Platt, Auburn Public Library, AL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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