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A review by winterkitchens
The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 by
5.0
Such an interesting anthology! I will definitely be looking for the next volume when it comes out, there were so many super though-provoking stories as well as ones that were a little more fun. I'm looking forward to reading more of many of these author's works
Some stand-outs:
Kali_Na by Indrapramit Das - one of my absolute favourites in the anthology, I was thinking about it for days afterwards
The Painter of Trees by Suzanne Palmer - haunting and saddening in its proximity to how things are now
Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders by Malka Older - maybe my favourite story of the whole anthology, I cried
Contagion’s Eve at the House of Noctambulous by Rich Larson - some horror sci-fi which was fun! (well, not really) haven't really read much like this before, I really enjoyed it
As The Last I May Know by S.L. Huang - an interesting concept, there was a lot of thinking to be done
A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde - I particularly enjoyed the writing style of this one
Soft Edges by Elizabeth Bear - interesting discussion to have, both sides have good points and this was an effective way to speak about that
Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin - this, along with Kali_Na and Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders makes up my top three of the anthology. an interesting and not at all far-fetched concept, I loved it
Secret Stories of Doors by Sofia Rhei - super interesting and very close to present capabilities which made it all the more interesting
What the Dead Man Said by Chinelo Onwualu - I wasn't expecting something like this to come up, but I'm extremely glad that it did, as harsh as a lot of it was
Some stand-outs:
Kali_Na by Indrapramit Das - one of my absolute favourites in the anthology, I was thinking about it for days afterwards
The Painter of Trees by Suzanne Palmer - haunting and saddening in its proximity to how things are now
Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders by Malka Older - maybe my favourite story of the whole anthology, I cried
Contagion’s Eve at the House of Noctambulous by Rich Larson - some horror sci-fi which was fun! (well, not really) haven't really read much like this before, I really enjoyed it
As The Last I May Know by S.L. Huang - an interesting concept, there was a lot of thinking to be done
A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde - I particularly enjoyed the writing style of this one
Soft Edges by Elizabeth Bear - interesting discussion to have, both sides have good points and this was an effective way to speak about that
Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin - this, along with Kali_Na and Sturdy Lanterns and Ladders makes up my top three of the anthology. an interesting and not at all far-fetched concept, I loved it
Secret Stories of Doors by Sofia Rhei - super interesting and very close to present capabilities which made it all the more interesting
What the Dead Man Said by Chinelo Onwualu - I wasn't expecting something like this to come up, but I'm extremely glad that it did, as harsh as a lot of it was