{"product_id":"the-years-top-tales-of-space-and-time-5-paperback","title":"The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah L. Davitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAliette de Bodard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaryl Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unabridged collection spotlighting the best \u003ci\u003espace adventures, alternate histories, and time travel stories\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2024 by current and emerging masters of the science fiction genre, edited by Allan Kaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Down the Waterfall\" by Cécile Cristofari\u003c\/b\u003e-a physicist travels in time by destroying and regenerating the cells in her body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Red Ochre, Ivory Bones\" by Deborah L. Davitt\u003c\/b\u003e-an enigmatic object, on a collision course with a space station orbiting the star Fomalhaut, is intercepted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Autumn's Red Bird\" by Aliette de Bodard\u003c\/b\u003e-a data artist shares recreations of her wartime experiences with a sentient mindship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"I'm Not Disappointed Just Mad AKA The Heaviest Couch in the Known Universe\" by Daryl Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e-a stoner kid and his best friend are tasked with moving a couch during an alien invasion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"How Sere Kept Herself Together\" by Alexander Jablokov\u003c\/b\u003e-a private eye investigates the disappearance of an alien that stalks humans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"After the Winter Solstice\" by Sean McMullen\u003c\/b\u003e-a team of astronomers and noblemen forego hibernation to take measurements which will accurately describe the orbit of their planet. This story is a finalist for an \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e Readers' Award for best novelette of 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Charon's Final Passenger\" by Ray Nayler\u003c\/b\u003e-an American agent uses alien technology to read the memories of a dead spy in an alternate World War II. This story is a finalist for an \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e Readers' Award for best novelette of 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Quietude\" by Lavie Tidhar\u003c\/b\u003e-an eclectic group, connected by a new form of art, become aware of a war unfolding against an alien species from the Oort Cloud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The Handmaiden-Alchemist\" by Marie Vibbert\u003c\/b\u003e-a baroness' handmaiden defends her honor from an unwanted suitor with her knowledge of natural philosophy. This story is a finalist for an \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e Analytical Laboratory Award for best short story of 2024.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Heartshock\" by Nick Wolven\u003c\/b\u003e-the wounded captain of a warship must decide the fate of her vanquished foe on an alien planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"In Which Caruth Is Correct\" by Carolyn Zhao\u003c\/b\u003e-a woman navigates time loops with the aid of tempo-therapists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584163475763,"sku":"9781884612848","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/IlbymghPN39781884612848.webp?v=1761580344","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-years-top-tales-of-space-and-time-5-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}