Rich Horton joins the fray

I’ve not seen a formal announcement anywhere yet, but my Locus colleague Rich Horton is to edit two new year’s best anthologies, Fantasy: The Best of the Year, and Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, which are due out later this year, and I couldn’t be happier for him. When Karen Haber decided to step down as co-editor of the books I was editing for iBooks, Rich was the one person I considered asking to be co-editor, so I think the decision to give him his own gig is a terrific one. I’ve been following his virtual best of lists for the last few years and, while I don’t always agree with his choices, I can always understand and respect them. I think he’s going to do a great job, and will add a valuable new perspective to the field.