John Kessel

106 books

Another Orphan by John Kessel

Another Orphan

John Kessel

fiction science fiction short stories challenging funny hopeful fast-paced

50 pages | first published 2003

The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories by John Kessel

The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories

John Kessel

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced

320 pages | first published 2008

Best New SF 3 by Bruce McAllister, Lucius Shepard, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, James Lawson, Lewis Shiner, George Alec Effinger, Steven Gould, Bruce Sterling, Judith Moffett, Eileen Gunn, Michael Swanwick, Kathe Koja, Kim Newman, Harry Turtledove, Stephen Kraus, Howard Waldrop, Mike Resnick, D. Alexander Smith, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, Gardner Dozois, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kim Stanley Robinson, Walter Jon Williams

Best New SF 3

Bruce McAllister, Lucius Shepard, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, James Lawson, Lewis Shiner, George Alec Effinger, Steven Gould, Bruce Sterling, Judith Moffett, Eileen Gunn, Michael Swanwick, Kathe Koja, Kim Newman, Harry Turtledove, Stephen Kraus, Howard Waldrop, Mike Resnick, D. Alexander Smith, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, Gardner Dozois, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kim Stanley Robinson, Walter Jon Williams

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced

590 pages | first published 1989

The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet by Sunshine Ison, Cara Spindler, Douglas Lain, Philip Raines, Harvey Welles, Nan Fry, Sarah Micklem, Karen Joy Fowler, Karen Russell, David Findlay, John Brown, Seana Graham, K.E. Duffin, Gwenda Bond, David Erik Nelson, William Smith, Lawrence Schimel, Mark Rudolph, D.M. Gordon, Margaret Muirhead, Richard Butner, Deborah Roggie, Gavin J. Grant, David J. Schwartz, David Blair, Becca De La Rosa, David Moles, Ray Vukcevich, Nalo Hopkinson, Veronica Schanoes, Theodora Goss, Kelly Link, Dan Chaon, Jan Lars Jensen, Amy Beth Forbes, Sarah Monette, John Kessel, James Sallis, Sara Rojo, Jeffrey Ford, Ian McDowell, Geoffrey H. Goodwin

The Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet

Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet

Sunshine Ison, Cara Spindler, Douglas Lain, Philip Raines, Harvey Welles, Nan Fry, Sarah Micklem, Karen Joy Fowler, Karen Russell, David Findlay, John Brown, Seana Graham, K.E. Duffin, Gwenda Bond, David Erik Nelson, William Smith, Lawrence Schimel, Mark Rudolph, D.M. Gordon, Margaret Muirhead, Richard Butner, Deborah Roggie, Gavin J. Grant, David J. Schwartz, David Blair, Becca De La Rosa, David Moles, Ray Vukcevich, Nalo Hopkinson, Veronica Schanoes, Theodora Goss, Kelly Link, Dan Chaon, Jan Lars Jensen, Amy Beth Forbes, Sarah Monette, John Kessel, James Sallis, Sara Rojo, Jeffrey Ford, Ian McDowell, Geoffrey H. Goodwin

fiction fantasy short stories challenging medium-paced

416 pages | first published 2007

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction by Ian McDonald, Greg Egan, Greg Bear, Lucius Shepard, Geoff Ryman, William Sanders, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Stross, Bruce Sterling, Eileen Gunn, Brian Stableford, Michael Swanwick, William Gibson, Tony Daniel, David Marusek, Robert Reed, Ted Chiang, Howard Waldrop, Mike Resnick, Paul McAuley, Gene Wolfe, Molly Gloss, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, Gardner Dozois, Terry Bisson, Joe Haldeman, John Crowley, James Patrick Kelly, Steven Utley, John Kessel, Maureen F. McHugh, Walter Jon Williams, Ian R. MacLeod

The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction

Ian McDonald, Greg Egan, Greg Bear, Lucius Shepard, Geoff Ryman, William Sanders, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Stross, Bruce Sterling, Eileen Gunn, Brian Stableford, Michael Swanwick, William Gibson, Tony Daniel, David Marusek, Robert Reed, Ted Chiang, Howard Waldrop, Mike Resnick, Paul McAuley, Gene Wolfe, Molly Gloss, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, Gardner Dozois, Terry Bisson, Joe Haldeman, John Crowley, James Patrick Kelly, Steven Utley, John Kessel, Maureen F. McHugh, Walter Jon Williams, Ian R. MacLeod

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced

655 pages | first published 2005

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4 by Kij Johnson, Robert Charles Wilson, Catherynne M. Valente, Margo Lanagan, Rachel Swirsky, Geoff Ryman, Peter S. Beagle, Jo Walton, Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Bear, Jonathan Strahan, Holly Black, Diana Wynne Jones, Bruce Sterling, Sara Genge, Eileen Gunn, Alexander C. Irvine, Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, Andy Duncan, Ellen Kushner, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, Kelly Link, Peter Watts, Sarah Monette, James Patrick Kelly, Nicola Griffith, John Kessel, Ellen Klages, Damien Broderick

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #4

Kij Johnson, Robert Charles Wilson, Catherynne M. Valente, Margo Lanagan, Rachel Swirsky, Geoff Ryman, Peter S. Beagle, Jo Walton, Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Bear, Jonathan Strahan, Holly Black, Diana Wynne Jones, Bruce Sterling, Sara Genge, Eileen Gunn, Alexander C. Irvine, Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, Andy Duncan, Ellen Kushner, Stephen Baxter, Pat Cadigan, Kelly Link, Peter Watts, Sarah Monette, James Patrick Kelly, Nicola Griffith, John Kessel, Ellen Klages, Damien Broderick

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

528 pages | first published 2010

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5 by Kij Johnson, Margo Lanagan, Rachel Swirsky, K.J. Parker, Lavie Tidhar, Ian Tregillis, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Strahan, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Bruce Sterling, Sara Genge, Sandra McDonald, Robert Reed, Maureen McHugh, Genevieve Valentine, Ellen Kushner, Diana Peterfreund, Pat Cadigan, Hannu Rajaniemi, Theodora Goss, Peter Watts, Geoffrey A. Landis, Elizabeth Hand, James Patrick Kelly, Neil Gaiman, John Kessel, Joe Abercrombie, Damien Broderick

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year

Kij Johnson, Margo Lanagan, Rachel Swirsky, K.J. Parker, Lavie Tidhar, Ian Tregillis, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Strahan, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Bruce Sterling, Sara Genge, Sandra McDonald, Robert Reed, Maureen McHugh, Genevieve Valentine, Ellen Kushner, Diana Peterfreund, Pat Cadigan, Hannu Rajaniemi, Theodora Goss, Peter Watts, Geoffrey A. Landis, Elizabeth Hand, James Patrick Kelly, Neil Gaiman, John Kessel, Joe Abercrombie, Damien Broderick

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous medium-paced

536 pages | first published 2011

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century by Poul Anderson, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Theodore Sturgeon, Harry Turtledove, Richard Matheson, L. Sprague de Camp, R.A. Lafferty, Jack Finney, Henry Kuttner, Robert Silverberg, Jack Dann, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Martin H. Greenberg, John Kessel, Charles Sheffield, Larry Niven, Ray Bradbury

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

Poul Anderson, Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Theodore Sturgeon, Harry Turtledove, Richard Matheson, L. Sprague de Camp, R.A. Lafferty, Jack Finney, Henry Kuttner, Robert Silverberg, Jack Dann, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Martin H. Greenberg, John Kessel, Charles Sheffield, Larry Niven, Ray Bradbury

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced

448 pages | first published 2004

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 124 by Lettie Prell, Benjamin C. Kinney, Neil Clarke, Lorenzo Crescentini, Aliette de Bodard, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Kelly Robson, John Kessel, Gary Kloster, Chris Urie, Rich Larson, Emanuela Valentini

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 124

Clarkesworld Magazine #124

Lettie Prell, Benjamin C. Kinney, Neil Clarke, Lorenzo Crescentini, Aliette de Bodard, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Kelly Robson, John Kessel, Gary Kloster, Chris Urie, Rich Larson, Emanuela Valentini

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging fast-paced

150 pages | first published 2017

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 87 by Neil Clarke

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 87

Clarkesworld Magazine #87

Neil Clarke with E. Lily Yu, Lee Beavington, Jeremy L.C. Jones, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Daniel Abraham

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories challenging slow-paced

102 pages | first published 2013