The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories v2 list.

Title Author/Editor Year Citations↧ Reviews
"Exhalation" Ted Chiang 2008
9
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction edited by Evans et al
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" Kij Johnson 2008
8
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
2024Rich Horton - SF Hall of Fame 1989-2018 - Short Stories
"The Gambler" Paolo Bacigalupi 2008
6
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Fixing Hanover" Jeff VanderMeer 2008
4
2009Year's Best SF 14 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled" Michael Swanwick 2008
4
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"His Master's Voice" Hannu Rajaniemi 2008
4
Sturgeon finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2013Twenty-First Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
"Pride and Prometheus" John Kessel 2008
4
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Shoggoths in Bloom" Elizabeth Bear 2008
4
Hugo Award - Story Winner
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"The Art of Alchemy" Ted Kosmatka 2008
3
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"Five Thrillers" Robert Reed 2008
3
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
"If Angels Fight" Richard Bowes 2008
3
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"Special Economics" Maureen F. McHugh 2008
3
Sturgeon finalist
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"Turing's Apples" Stephen Baxter 2008
3
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2009The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 1 edited by Allan Kaster
"Crystal Nights" Greg Egan 2008
2
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2009The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
"The Magician's House" Meghan McCarron 2008
2
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"The Small Door" Holly Phillips 2008
2
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
2010The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009 edited by Rich Horton
"Beyond the Sea Gates of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe" Garth Nix 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Doom of Love in Small Spaces" Ken Scholes 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Dust Assassin" Ian McDonald 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Evidence of Love in a Case of Abandonment: One Daughter's Personal Account" M. Rickert 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Goblin Music" Joan Aiken 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Machine Maid" Margo Lanagan 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Marry the Sun" Rachel Swirsky 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" Stephen King 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Pretty Monsters" Kelly Link 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Thought War" Paul J. McAuley 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel" Peter S. Beagle 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Virgin" Holly Black 2008
1
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
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