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The best science fiction of the year : volume two / edited by Neil Clarke

by Neil Clarke

This second volume of a year-in-review anthology collects twenty-seven science fiction short stories originally published in 2016. The selected works explore diverse themes including first contact, artificial intelligence, and future civilisations.

Accession 33406 ISBN 9781597808965 Publisher —
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