Well, thanks to some hard work, fast footwork and the tireless efforts of my wife and sometime co-editor Marianne Jablon, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 5 has been delivered to Night Shade Books about nineteen days early, and just thirteen days after I was asked if I could be sure to get it in on time. Done!

There is, of course, a lot still to be done. There’s copyedits to get through, a cover, and we’re still nailing down permissions (we have emailed agreements, but I won’t really rest easy till we have the signed permissions themselves), so respite but no rest for a few weeks.

I will, once all of the permissions are nailed down, post the table of contents for the book here. I’m really quite happy with it.