In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self-evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre. MacLeod WHEN THE STONE EAGLE FLIES, Bill Johnson THE VANISHING KIND, Lavie Tidhar ONE SISTER, TWO SISTERS, THREE, James Patrick Kelly DISPATCHES FROM THE CRADLE: THE HERMIT—FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN THE SEA OF MASSACHUSETTS, Ken Liu CHECKERBOARD PLANET, Eleanor Arnason THEY HAVE ALL ONE BREATH, Karl Bunker MIKA MODEL, Paolo Bacigalupi THAT GAME WE PLAYED DURING THE WAR, Carrie Vaughn BECAUSE CHANGE WAS THE OCEAN AND WE LIVED BY HER MERCY, Charlie Jane Anders THE ONE WHO ISN'T, Ted Kosmatka THOSE BRIGHTER STARS, Mercurio D. Rivera A TOWER FOR THE COMING WORLD, Maggie Clark FIRSTBORN, LASTBORN, Melissa Scott WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS, Ian McDonald THE IRON TACTICIAN, Alastair Reynolds Honorable Mentions: 2016