I delivered the first volume of my The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year anthology series to Jason and Jeremy at Night Shade the other day. I’m really happy with the book, and can’t wait to see it when it hits the shelves next March. Since all of the permissions are in place, I thought I’d let you all see the final table of contents:

1. How To Talk To Girls At Parties, Neil Gaiman
2. El Regalo, Peter S. Beagle
3. I, Row-Boat, Cory Doctorow
4. In The House Of The Seven Librarians, Ellen Klages
5. Another Word For Map Is Faith, Christopher Rowe
6. Under Hell, Over Heaven, Margo Lanagan
7. Incarnation Day, Walter Jon Williams
8. The Night Whiskey, Jeffrey Ford
9. A Siege Of Cranes, Benjamin Rosenbaum
10. Halfway House, Frances Hardinge
11. The Bible Repairman, Tim Powers
12. Yellow Card Man, Paolo Bacigalupi
13. Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy), Geoff Ryman
14. The American Dead, Jay Lake
15. The Cartesian Theater, Robert Charles Wilson
16. Journey Into The Kingdom, M Rickert
17. Eight Episodes, Robert Reed
18. The Wizards Of Perfil, Kelly Link
19. The Saffron Gatherers, Elizabeth Hand
20. D.A., Connie Willis
21. Femaville 29, Paul Di Filippo
22. Sob In The Silence, Gene Wolfe
23. The House Beyond Your Sky, Benjamin Rosenbaum
24. The Djinn’s Wife, Ian McDonald

You can, should you be so inclined, pre-order the book at Amazon.com and other reputable dealers.