One of the stronger short story collections I've read in a while. I particularly liked "The Secret Life of Bots" (Suzanne Palmer) and "Strange Waters" (Samantha Mills). Among the others, I'd perhaps single out "Toppers" (James Sanford) for an unexpected turn and "Mother Tongues" (S. Qiouyi Lu) for a simply observed, mournful meditation.

This short story collection caught my eye primarily because Hannu Rajaniemi's name was on the cover, but I wasn't fooled. Not really. This just happens to be a collection of the best SF stories to come out in the last five-ish years, as selected by him and Jacob Weisman. Was I still interested? Yeah! After all, those guys have good taste. :) And when it comes to good tales as a whole, I enjoyed this entire book.I've read a number of these stories already, and if I have, I'm lightly skimming over...

Twenty first century SF. Classic forms with modern topics ranging from gender fluid characters and time travel that is family oriented. Bullying and urban loneliness play roles in story lines as well.Good collection from newer and very talented voices in the field!Recommended for S-F readers and short story fans!

Depending on who you talk to, short form science fiction is either dead or thriving. Those who espouse the theory that it is dead must be basing their opinion on the fact that the print magazine appears to be dying, or at least hanging by a thread. Circulation figures for the big three - Asimov's, Analog, and Fantasy and Science Fiction - are either dropping annually or staying level. However, there is a huge online presence for short fiction. I won't list all the online magazines here, mostly b...

Superb book which I reviewed a while back for the British Fantasy Society. So much talent out there!Check out my full review:http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/...

New Voices of Science Fiction is a brand new anthology showing us where the future of science fiction is going. Compare this collection to an anthology from thirty or forty years ago and you'll find that time travel has been reimagined. No more time machines. Just a creepy fog that takes over everything and makes it impossible to get from one skyscraper to another. Telepathy has gone places where barely would have expected and forget surfing with a computer. What's a relationship without knowing...

Sometimes, you read a short story and you come away feeling that you've just been part of something important. It's a powerful feeling. Like an author has shared a secret with you, whispered into your ear something profound. A truth you didn't know that you were holding in your heart, an idea you hadn't yet polished into belief. Well, this collection managed to give me that sensation multiple times. Rajaniemi and Weisman have curated something beautiful here. The title is a bold claim, "The New

So far only read 2 stories:-- Strange Waters by Samantha Mills - 5*Author summary "–In which a time-traveling fisherwoman is struggling to get home to her children, and keeps landing on the right shore, at the wrong time."That was a 5* story for me!"Fisherwoman Mika Sandrigal was lost at sea." is how it opens. We come to learn she is a mother entering timeslips from her boat trying to get back to her time and her children. Each time she leaves the timeslip she ends up on the same beach at differ...

I'm sure the other stories are good, too, but honestly I only got the book so I could read Suzanne Palmer's The Secret Life of Bots. It was worth it. 😊

A very good anthology! Loved some of these stories very much, and this anthology has one of the best science fiction stories I've ever read (and which won awards): The Secret Life of Bots, by Suzanne Palmer. Nb: You should never take my word for anything about science fiction, as I am an unabashed fangirl, and can make no real sense when recommending things. However, this is an excellent story.Openness, by Alexander Weinstein, essentially a Black Mirror story about our lives and love without pri...

An excellent collection of 20 short stories by new authors. Every one was good, and now I have many new authors to explore the works of! My favorites:The Shape of My Name by Nino Cipri: A trans man from a family of female time-travelersMother Tongues by S Qiouyi Lu: A woman sells her fluent Mandarin to send her daughter to collegeA Series of Steaks by Vina Jie-Min Prasad: Helena and Lily, steak forgersThe Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palma: an old retired bot is brought back into use due to de...

3.5 stars

According to this anthology the future is Asian.And confused.The ruins of American Greatness prove toxic after a certain exposure and the printers and hackers offer mimesis but not forgiveness. S. Qiouyi Lu really moved me with her brilliant Mother Tongues. I liked many of the others but this story has certainly lingered. Questions of identity linger as does our codependence upon IT and social media. Our failed stewardship of the environment is also prominent.I definitely recommend this collecti...

If these are the voices of the future of science fiction, then the future is bright!It's rare that I find a collection where I enjoy every single story but this one brought it, and then some. Diverse, challenging, creative, heartfelt, wondrous. Most of the stories are small-scale, character-driven pieces that get to the heart of why science fiction is so immensely flexible and has so much potential to be truly inclusive and wide-ranging. When we let these voices tell their stories, everyone wins...

The New Voices of Science Fiction is accurately named—it "does what it says on the tin," to borrow a Britishism. It's a really solid anthology containing a lot of new stories—and if you recognize all of the authors who appear here, you're definitely more current with the field than I am!Editors Hannu Rajaniemi and Jacob Weisman both get a turn at introductions for The New Voices of Science Fiction. Both essays are nice scene-setters, but not essential—you could be forgiven for skipping straight

With any collection, you’re going to like some stories, not like some, and hate a few. With a collection of sci-fi, stories are going to be all over the place within the genre. That is all true of this collection. There is time travel, cyberpunk, alien worlds, future earths and more. I had two favorites:Strange Waters by Samantha MillsThe Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne PalmerI’m going to look for more by these authors.

The best of science fiction uses the tools of the future to examine the complexities of the now. This anthology is most certainly the best. The New Voices of Science Fiction contains an exceptional collection of stories set in diverse and fascinating worlds, where the eternal dramas of the human experience are acted out in new and interesting ways as each author explores the mysteries of identity, relationships, and the human condition in their own unique style. While there is an overall tone of...

Originally published on my blog Nonstop Reader. The New Voices of Science Fiction is an anthology of new SF short fiction expertly curated and introduced by Hannu Rajaniemi & Jacob Weisman. Released 13th Nov 2019 by Tachyon, it's 432 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats. These stories (20 by my count), were originally published between 2015 and 2019 and are gathered here for the first time.This is top shelf fiction. One of the reasons I like anthologies and collections is that t...

I read this anthology courtesy of NetGalley. My reflections are my own.I was hoping to find new-to-me gems from authors I do not know, and unfortunately, that wasn't the case - but maybe that's just because the stories I liked best were either ones I already knew, or stories from authors whose other work I'm familiar with. All the same, there are some pretty awesome stories here - my favourites included: Nino Cipri "The Shape of My Name" - one of several stories in the collection that focused on...

Book Review: The New Voices of Science FictionEdited by: Hannu Rajaniem and Jacob WeismannPublishler: Tachyon PublicationsPublication Date: November 23, 2019Review Date: December 22, 2019I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This is a extraordinary collection of new science fiction stories. Creative beyond imagination. Some of the best writing of the year. If you like science fiction, this is a must-read. You will not want to miss these stories. Wide...