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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 12

By: Jonathan Strahan - editor
Narrated by: Mimi Chang, Greg Tremblay, Rachel Jacobs, MiMi Chang, Janet Metzger, M.W. Cartozian Wilson, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Deepti Gupta, Shridhar Solanki, Josh Clark, Dan Woren, Susan Duerden, Ava Lucas
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The latest in a series that has been called "a must for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and short stories in general"

Science fiction is a portal that opens doors onto futures too rich and strange to imagine. Fantasy takes us through doorways of magic and wonder. For more than a decade award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has sifted through tens of thousands of stories to select the best, the most interesting, the most engaging science fiction and fantasy to thrill and delight readers.

Featuring stories from Daniel Abraham, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Barnhill, R. S. Benedict, Tobias Buckell, C.S.E. Cooney, Indrapramit Das, Samuel R. Delany, Greg Egan, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Saad Z. Hossain, Dave Hutchinson, Kathleen Kayembe, Caitlin R Kiernan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Rich Larson, Yoon Ha Lee, Scott Lynch, Maureen McHugh, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Linda Nagata, Suzanne Palmer, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Alastair Reynolds, Karl Schroeder, Kai Ashante Wilson, Nick Wolven, and Caroline M. Yoachim.

Narrators: Dan Woren, Shridhar Solanki, MW Wilson, Josh Clark, Mimi Chang, Susan Duerden, Deepti Gupta, Nick Hardcastle, Rachel Jacobs, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Ava Lucas, Janet Metzger, and Greg Tremblay.

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THERE ARE PLENTY OF GOOD TALES HERE TO CATCH ANYONE'S INTEREST.SOME OF THE NARRATORS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS.OVERALL A GOOD 4 OUT OF 5 BOOK.

GOOD COLLECTION OF STORIES

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I listened to two others in this series and this one is heads and shoulders above. There is some truly creative thinking in this set. I highly encourage you to Listen.

This is the best in the series!

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I felt that in general the stories were a bit forgettable. Obviously it's just my opinion and it's not fair to all of them.

Not very interesting.

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a very mixed bag. I loved the fact that there was a very diverse set of stories set in so many different countries and cultures, and there were a couple of really great stories.
On the whole though, more than half of these were very dull, and not helped by some monotonous narrators. Made it difficult to concentrate. skipped 3 of 4 entirely after 10 minutes.
but I it was free on Audible Plus so can't complain too much

a very mixed selection, with a few gem

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Anthologies are mixed bags by nature, so I rate them based on how much I enjoyed my favourite entry. And I REALLY enjoyed 'The Mocking Tower'. You can also find it free to read online, and can listen to it in 'The Book of Swords'. I strongly recommend doing both. It's a great story, clever, enticing, and rich in its fantasy as well as its character and thematic work.

I'm sorry to say none of the other entries in this collection really gripped me, but I'm picky to an absurd degree, so I imagine most other listeners will find a lot more to enjoy and revisit here.

4.5 stars for 'The Mocking Tower'

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