The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2

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

Title Author/Editor Year Citations Reviews↥
"50 Things Every AI Working With Humans Should Know" Ken Liu 2020
5
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"AirBody" Sameem Siddiqui 2020
3
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
"The Bahrain Underground Bazaar" Nadia Afifi 2020
3
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Beyond These Stars Other Tribulations of Love" Usman T. Malik 2020
2
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
"Burn or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super" A. T. Greenblatt 2020
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"Don't Mind Me" Suzanne Palmer 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Drones to Ploughshares" Sarah Gailey 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Father" Ray Nayler 2020
2
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
"The Final Performance of the Amazing Ralphie" Pat Cadigan 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Go. Now. Fix." Timons Esaias 2020
3
Asimov's Readers' Poll - Winner
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
"A Guide for Working Breeds" Vina Jie-Min Prasad 2020
6
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"How to Pay Reparations: A Documentary" Tochi Onyebuchi 2020
2
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"If You Take My Meaning" Charlie Jane Anders 2020
2
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"An Important Failure" Rebecca Campbell 2020
4
Sturgeon winner
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
2022The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021 edited by Rich Horton
"It Came From Cruden Farm" Max Berry 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"A Mastery of German" Marian Denise Moore 2020
3
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
"The Mermaid Astronaut" Yoon Ha Lee 2020
3
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Midstrathe Exploding" Andy Dudak 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Pill" Meg Elison 2020
5
Sturgeon finalist
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"Polished Performance" Alastair Reynolds 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Schrödinger's Catastrophe" Gene Doucette 2020
2
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Roth & Adams
"The Search for [Flight X]" Neon Yang 2021
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Sparklybits" Nick Wolven 2020
2
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection edited by Allan Kaster
"The Suicide of Our Troubles" Karl Schroeder 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"The Transition of Osoosi" Ozzie M. Gartrell 2020
1
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
"Yellow and the Perception of Reality" Maureen F. McHugh 2020
3
Sturgeon finalist
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
"How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobučar" Rich Larson 2020
3
2021The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan
2021The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 5 edited by Allan Kaster
2022The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 edited by Neil Clarke
Stories: 27