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
"Goblin Music" Joan Aiken 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Gambler" Paolo Bacigalupi 2008
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
"Turing's Apples" Stephen Baxter 2008
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
"Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel" Peter S. Beagle 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Shoggoths in Bloom" Elizabeth Bear 2008
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
"Virgin" Holly Black 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"If Angels Fight" Richard Bowes 2008
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
"Exhalation" Ted Chiang 2008
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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
"Crystal Nights" Greg Egan 2008
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
"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" Kij Johnson 2008
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
"Pride and Prometheus" John Kessel 2008
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
"New York Times at Special Bargain Rates" Stephen King 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Art of Alchemy" Ted Kosmatka 2008
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
"Machine Maid" Margo Lanagan 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Pretty Monsters" Kelly Link 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Thought War" Paul J. McAuley 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Magician's House" Meghan McCarron 2008
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 Dust Assassin" Ian McDonald 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Special Economics" Maureen F. McHugh 2008
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
"Beyond the Sea Gates of the Scholar Pirates of Sarskoe" Garth Nix 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Small Door" Holly Phillips 2008
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
"His Master's Voice" Hannu Rajaniemi 2008
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
"Five Thrillers" Robert Reed 2008
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
"Evidence of Love in a Case of Abandonment: One Daughter's Personal Account" M. Rickert 2008
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
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled" Michael Swanwick 2008
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
"Marry the Sun" Rachel Swirsky 2008
2009The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Three edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Fixing Hanover" Jeff VanderMeer 2008
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
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