I think this is as late as I’ve ever done this, but here we go! I have the all-clear, so without further ado, here’s the table of contents (in alpha order) for The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Vol 10.

As I said last year, while there are one or two stories that got away, and while if I had a smidgeon more room I might have opted for a novella in one spot, I’m basically very happy with this list.

1. “City of Ash”, Paolo Bacigalupi
2. “The Heart’s Filthy Lesson”, Elizabeth Bear
3. “The Machine Starts”, Greg Bear
4. “The Winter Wraith”, Jeffrey Ford
5. “Black Dog”, Neil Gaiman
6. “Jamaica Ginger”, Nalo Hopkinson & Nisi Shawl
7. “Drones”, Simon Ings
8. “Emergence”, Gwyneth Jones
9. “Dancy vs. the Pterosaur”, Caitlin R. Kiernan
10. “Another Word for World”, Anne Leckie
11. “The Game of Smash and Recovery”, Kelly Link
12. “The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn”, Usman T. Mailk
13. “Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan”, Ian McDonald
14. “Little Sisters”, Vonda McIntyre
15. “Calved”, Sam J. Miller
16. “Ghosts of Home”, Sam J. Miller
17. “The Deepwater Bride”, Tamsyn Muir
18. “The Empress in Her Glory”, Robert Reed
19. “A Murmuration”, Alastair Reynolds
20. “Oral Argument”, Kim Stanley Robinson
21. “Water of Versailles”, Kelly Robson
22. “Capitalism in the 22nd Century”, Geoff Ryman
23. “The Karen Joy Fowler Book Club”, Nike Sulway
24. “The Lily and the Horn”, Catherynne Valente
25. “Blood, Ash, Braids”, Genevieve Valentine
26. “Kaiju maximus®: ‘So Various, So Beautiful, So New’”, Kai Ashante Wilson
27. “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers”, Alyssa Wong

The striking cover art, inspired by an Ian McDonald story, is by Domenic Harman.  The book is available to pre-order in all of the usual places, so please do!

Finally, I am hard at work on finishing the manuscript for the book, but I can announce I’m reading for the 2017 volume.