The good folk over at Starship Sofa have podcast Ted Chiang’s stunning novelette, “The Alchemist and the Merchant’s Gate“, which also appears in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 2. Props to JJA for pointing this out.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering – yes, I’ve already picked several stories for The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 3.
Wow! You already like stuff for Vol 3?
You bet! There’s a story in The Starry Rift that’s a complete no brainer. I’ve read a terrific Peter Beagle story, and that John Kessel story in F&SF, “Pride and Prometheus”, is terrific. There are others, but those come to mind immediately.